i would like to state publically that i'm completely against "benefits" to raise money to send people to Burning Man, or any other commercial venue for that matter. isn't this like holding a benefit to send yourself on vacation? I'm also against benefits to fund ventures that people plan to be profit-making. for example, why should i pay to go to benefit for your magazine--a magazine for which i wrote an article, gave you three ideas that you turned into articles, and that you plan to sell at a rate in which to make a profit? are you going to give me my money back later?
there are some people holding benefits tonite to fund ventures with which they intend to make profits. i think that's skeezy.