However, those involved in Burning Man, whether they want to admit it or not, spend so much money preparing for the event that calling it non-commercial is almost a lie. Those sparkle fairy wings, the floats, the boats, the tents, the RVs, and the bottles of water (or alcohol) are all part of the market cycle.
Tickets to the event start at around $200. This is supposed to be a commerce-free event. Corporate CEOs arrived in helicopters and served grilled cheese sandwiches. Google donated bicycles. The sales of coffee and ice are given to the surrounding cities. If that is not advertising, I don't know what is. I am all for a positive, enlightening experience in the desert. I've had one. But it certainly didn't cost me half a grand. I'm not trying to belittle anyone's experience at Burning Man, but denying the profitability of the event is basically looking the other way.
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