The big news out of Burning Man 2007 was the torching of the man several days early, which you can read about at length here if you’re not already tired of the story. While at the event I was rather neutral on the whole thing; yeah, it’s good to shake things up, but destroying something that doesn’t belong to you is never a good idea. After reading a few interviews with the alleged arsonist, however, I’ve decided that it’s more interesting to ignore whatever intent he might have had and consider the eventual outcome. From my vantage point, which admittedly is very limited and distant, I see two things:

1. Mr. Flame-o just bought himself a world of legal trouble.

2. Aside from some increased Ranger presence at various installations, this will have absolutely zero impact on Burning Man.

Personally, I really can’t see how it will end up being worth it for him.