[jomamaxx]

"It's gotten bigger and more commercialized over the years."

You've never been.

I've heard this thing so many times.

There is no 'commercialization' at Burning Man. Other than coffee and chai tea at center camp, prepared by volounteers, there's nothing you can buy at the burn.

I terms of 'heyday' - I used to go often in the early 2000's.

The used to say the 'heyday' was before that.

I think it might have been more 'out of bounds' crazy back in the day - after all - the regulations around 'burning' are now very strict, that said, it's so much bigger now - people invest so much in crazy things ...

You should probably hold your tongue and just let people figure it out.

I suggest it's probably a fun thing for anyone to do once or twice. I've had my fill and would not look forward to 10 days in the desert among others without a shower ... but surely it's still something to be seen.