Maybe I could buy a lot of pops and tune into some web based, user directed robot roaming around with a webcam phone setup on the 'net from the convenience of hanging out with my dog in the backyard?
I would venture to say that one key to its success is that Burning Man is more libertarian than lefist. If it had been leftist, it would have fallen apart in a fit of self-rightousness. People would start worrying about how many blacks/gays/whoever showed up and whether the art word was sufficiently inclusive, blah, blah, and then pretty soon, no one would show up.
Instead, it’s mostly white folks, you can do whatever you want, and people like that. Sounds like folks having a good time in the desert.