Did the original founders intend burning Man to be a parody on the trash heap that is 21st century human civilization?

No.

If you are genuinely curious, here are the original ten principles of Burning Man that were established when the event was still in San Francisco:

https://burningman.org/about-us/10-principles/

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kart23 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

leave no trace is insane.

look at the overflowing dumpsters and abandoned bikes in reno. even some people just dumping trash at random peoples homes. think of the amount of diesel burned in generators, trucks hauling tons of steel, shipping containers for camps, just so people can party in the middle of nowhere.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Reno/comments/1n5z9kc/burning_man_t...

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DonHopkins a day ago | parent | prev [-]

And don't forget to donate to this important campaign!

Build A 300-Mile Wall Around SF During Burning Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO_r6ndZRZY

>A community effort to construct a 300-mile wall in one week and prevent Burning Man attendees from returning to the Bay Area.

>"I'm asking for your help crowdfunding the most ambitious Burning Man project ever a wall that's built around the entire bay area during the week of Burning Man."

	▲	ElijahLynn a day ago \| parent [-]
		That is fantastic! Dude should be on The Onion team!

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radley a day ago | parent | prev [-]

No. But some of it was certainly a parody of the trash heap that was 20th century human civilization. Those groups are still around.