I went once, three years ago, and had a great time. It was my first introduction to concepts like decommodification. Seeing almost no corporate logos for a week is amazingly refreshing. And the naked people ratio of attractive people to hairy old people is surprisingly skewed towards the former.

That said, everything that everyone says here is probably true. Any person you meet could be genuine, or they could be some Silicon Valley tool. It claims to be based on "leave no trace," but more likely shoves aside the consequences just enough so no one has to think about them. The sculptures might be made by genuinely talented people experiencing their only chance to experience first-hand people enjoying the things they put their time and energy into, or they could just be clandestine corporate sponsorship.

So, I'd call it a smattering of good ideas, assembled into a disorganized whole such that none of them are placed into any realistic or holistic societal context.

But I really did have a great time.