Did the gloaters miss the point? When wealthy partiers at America's Burning Man festival were bogged down by a flood, many people online reacted by laughing.
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Sharing caring truth behind festival bogfest
Did the gloaters miss the point? When wealthy partiers at America's Burning Man festival were bogged down by a flood, many people online reacted by laughing.
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It was supposed to be a big party in the desert. But then it started raining. And raining. And raining.
Last weekend, extremeVery great, or beyond what is expected. rain fell in the NevadaA state in the USA. Las Vegas is in Nevada. desert. The Burning Man festival, which takes place there every year, turned into a "sea of mud".
More than 70,000 people were stuck at the festival. Their cars could not drive through the mud. They could not shower, wash dishes or even use the toilets. And they had to rationUsing up the things you have slowly. When you only have a small supply of something, you ration it to make it last for longer. their food and water.
Most of the people who go to the festival are very rich. So, when the news spread that Burning Man had turned into a bogAn area of wet, muddy ground. , many people online did not feel sorry for the people stuck there. Instead, they laughed.
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But some say those who are laughing are missing the point. The people at Burning Man did not turn on each other, become selfishWhen you only think about yourself. or angry. Instead, they worked together and shared food and water.
Yes! On social media, people joked that the festival-goers would turn on each other. But instead they helped each other.
No! Gloating is normal sometimes. It is easy to see why people online found the idea of a big party turning into a giant bog funny.
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Did the gloatersPeople who laugh at other's failures or are smug about their own successes. miss the point?
Keywords
Extreme - Very great, or beyond what is expected.
Nevada - A state in the USA. Las Vegas is in Nevada.
Ration - Using up the things you have slowly. When you only have a small supply of something, you ration it to make it last for longer.
Bog - An area of wet, muddy ground.
Selfish - When you only think about yourself.
Gloaters - People who laugh at other's failures or are smug about their own successes.
Sharing caring truth behind festival bogfest
Swamped: Festival-goers were trapped ankle-deep in mud after 2-3 months' worth of rain fell in just 24 hours. Glossary
Extreme - Very great, or beyond what is expected.
Nevada - A state in the USA. Las Vegas is in Nevada.
Ration - Using up the things you have slowly. When you only have a small supply of something, you ration it to make it last for longer.
Bog - An area of wet, muddy ground.
Selfish - When you only think about yourself.
Gloaters - People who laugh at other's failures or are smug about their own successes.