It seems to me like the only ones who have made the attempt to grasp a Burning Man like existence outside of the playa are the ones who are mentally unstable. The Shooters and Sunshines of the world. Good people, but missing the toggle in the brain that says "you can't do this alone."

Maybe it is time for the rest of us to try as a group, together. I don't think it can be done alone, this kind of change would need the voluntary involvement of hundreds or thousands of other individuals all working together. After all, isn't the selfless work provided by volunteers what makes so many projects at Burning Man succeed?

A problem is that without our corporate jobs, our corporate pay checks, we would be forced to live a life that relied on others. Instead of just relying on a corporation (which slowly nibbles away at our souls in return for the money.) The question I would ask is how important is your independence to you?

In Stephen Covey's 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People there are two major goals of personal development: independence and effective interdependence. While Independence is a good thing to develop, the ultimate goal should be interdependence, the ability to give and to take in a community. I think at Burning Man we see a living example of interdependence as a principle. In his book Stephen Covey postulates that becoming a better you is the key to becoming a better member of your community.

If you are already living your life as though everyday were Burning Man, good for you. Maybe you should ask others to join you. Some of the people you ask might actually say yes. A group of people is always going to be able to survive better than any single individual in the face of a society that would frown on you for breaking free of your yoke.

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