Out-of-office emails and easier restaurant reservations: Life in Silicon Valley slows down during Burning Man

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San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California

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Burning Man showed Sam Altman what the future could look like. Here are the famous CEOs and billionaires who have attended in the past.

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Crowd at Burning Man festival
Burning Man takes place each year around the last week of August.

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Burning Man costs most people a minimum of $800 for just a ticket and a parking spot. All the other expenses can easily push the total cost into the thousands.

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People wade through mud at Burning Man 2023.
Nevada's nine-day Burning Man festival can cost Burners hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of dollars to attend.

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GOP Sen. Mike Lee muses about Burning Man attendees converting to Christianity following disaster: 'God's judgement is real'

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Sen. Mike Lee with other Republican lawmakers at a press conference on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2023.
Sen. Mike Lee with other Republican lawmakers at a press conference on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2023.

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