Should you go to Burning Man?

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I was in our local comic book shop a few years back, before the pandemic, when I asked to use the bathroom. “Oh you really shouldn’t,” one of the regular customers tried to discourage me, “it’s really gross.” Needless to say I was the only girl in said comic shop, and this was a clear case of them trying to shield me from what they imagined would be an intolerable experience for my fragile girl-self. There’s plenty of situations in my…