But really I think the story lies somewhere in here (in the edits made by one of San Francisco’s two local NPR affiliates)…
“Unfortunately, that’s not the way it worked out. Demand for tickets was huge this year, freezing out many long-time Burners. Yesterday, Burning Man announced it would release 10,000 tickets to long-time festival participants who meet certain criteria. From the Burning Man blog:
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The problem with “nobody knows if the tickets went to virgins” is their survey – they asked everyone who applied how many times they’d been before. They should know exactly where the tickets went, their apparent confusion and ignorance only fuels my suspicion.