Beat Kitty

Everybody wants a rev0l u tion but fears being rev0l u tionary. Clutching to their comforts… hoping change will come… not realizing that perhaps their very spark is the one that will set a new movement ablaze. Something that can truly change the world. 🔥

Nothing that is worth it is easy, ever… and changing the world is a huge ask… but it only takes a spark. 🩵

Booting artists from tours for saying g3n0 cyde is bad is insane, but here we are. 🤷🏼‍♀️
If silence feels safer to you than 'stop killing people,' then you lack a spine. Silence is complicity….

…and for all who think “art should not be political” you’ve been brainwashed into thinking that escapism and cheap dopamine are the pinnacle of human existence. Art/music has always been political. Full stop.

Artists who stand for something should be respected and supported more than ever. Especially the ones not nearly as huge as Ed Sheeran and Macklemore. 🔥

Hate to break it to you… but there is no way we will ever get out of any of this mess by remaining neutral. Remember, the ones benefitting most from the systems in place are the ones calling for neutrality/silence/etc.

/endrant

Has Burning Man lost its soul? Or perhaps you've become disconnected from your own. 🔥

Our external world is a mirror of our internal one, and after 12 years of attendance, the dust hits me harder than ever.✨

It's being of service. It's finding the joy in the moments of chaos. It's letting go of expectation. It's choosing presence with yourself and others.

Just like any city on the planet, the desert attracts folks from all walks of life... and sure, there are more tech billionaires than ever. But there are also an infinite number of beautiful hearted humans creating experiences that touch the heart and mind in unbelievable ways. 🩵

Not everyone is rich in resources... but all of us who keep going, even when scraping by, are rich in our communities. Burning Man reminds me of the kind of human I want to be on this planet, and we need that reminder more than ever right now.

It has major issues, yes. I could go on about how they need to pay artists more, or how the org is dysfunctional af and needs restructuring…but there is nothing else on earth like it right now.

I played some of the most fiery, feral sets of my life out there. I hosted 3 radio shows involving more magic on playa and beyond. I had massive conversations with friends who are out there enacting beautiful things off playa too, sustainability work, bringing neighborhoods together. I met humans who are exactly what I need to start the events I want to curate next.

This place attracts magical humans and can be what you make of it. Maybe the loss of soul you're feeling is a reflection of your own internal space. I say that with the observation that the music industry and festivals as a whole have been pushing more escapism lately... so have our devices... so has social media.

We're in a crisis for the soul, generally speaking. And the only way out of it is going inward. It’s not always the easiest way.. but it is the most rewarding. 🐱