Chapter 1
The birth of Black Rock City
Chapter 2
Art and wild imagination on the playa
Chapter 3
Surviving and thriving in a gift economy
YOUR GOAL
Master of Inside Burning Man
Ch 3 · Surviving and thriving in a gift economy
maya Burning Man Gift Economy
At Burning Man, you'll find a radical kind of sharing. You offer what you have with no expectation of return.
Fun Fact
Ice and coffee: The only things you can buy with cash at Burning Man are ice and coffee, sold by the event organizers.
Glossary
gifting (noun)
The practice of unconditionally giving to others without expecting payment or equal trade. It's how you survive and thrive in a desert where money is useless.
The practice of unconditionally giving to others without expecting payment or equal trade. It's how you survive and thrive in a desert where money is useless.