Can we get a solarpunk rival to burning man, where people congregate to permanently upgrade civic infrastructure somewhere instead? Like a convention of hippy nerds going door to door offering to install free insulation, guerilla gardening on empty lots, repairing derelict houses, running volunteer transit, hosting pop-up pay-what-you-can grocers and restaurants.. something that revels in _mattering_ instead of "leaving no trace" (but at exorbitant cost)
@seachaint i have this puzzle all the time. what is this thing where humans like to congregate from very far apart? and what is its function? do i like it?
@barrygoldman1 @seachaint Humanity has been doing seasonal rituals with cross continental travel for thousands of years. See Graeber and Wengrow.