That seems to be the typical trajectory of any regular popular public event. Here in Austin, Friday night on 6th Street used to be like a neighborhood block party, but now it is getting to be a little risky. I would expect to see future conflict at Burning Man. Once the "youths" start showing up it is all over.
I don’t blame the hooligans for doing this. Burning Man is not something that I would do, However, the mega rich need a sensitivity chip. A small example of why this would anger people was an experience I had this summer.
Every year my husband and I take our sailboat to a very small neighborhood marina for a few days. This marina has guest capacity of about 12 boats, most of the guest slips are on a long dock that can hold about 7 boats. Everyone is friendly, just a real neighborly feel as people walk around and talk to other guests about their boat etc.
The last time we were at this marina , there was a ship which was about 130 feet long . It took up most of the dock space, only our boat was able to fit in the dock. The owner was in his 80s , and looked suspiciously like Bill Gates father, although I don’t know for sure. The whole atmosphere at this marina changed. Instead of families and a friendly atmosphere, we saw a huge ship with servants scurrying around. This one boat owner took the space of 7 boats for a 3 week reservation.It was a huge hog of resources.
When you have the mega rich imposing themselves in areas in which lower and middle class people enjoyed, you are going to get conflicts. They either need to make their own festivals, or for just a few days live like everyone else.
They will show up once they know they can loot/rape/murder; it is inevitable. They have to leave the welfarian reservations because everything is nailed down, and the surrounding suburbs are wise to them as well (and their cops still do their jobs). They are appearing further and further from the ghetto bases, striking where people have never seen them before (and therefore don’t know what they are all about).