LIB not the same anymore.

You're not wrong. People went for the wrong reasons. Lib is suppose to be a celebration of life and spirituality. Many people just went to get fucked up and we saw a lot of stuff we didn't like in the campgrounds. Yes it is a judgement free place but when drug dealers bring insane amounts of ketamine and other drugs then it is going to affect the party. I saw a lot of wooks or wanna be hippies who just came to get trashed and they were killing my vibe. We go there to connect with people. Something was different and I don't think it was me. Maybe the freedom has attracted people who shouldn't be free to do what they like. In the campground we heard a couple screaming at eachother for like 10 mins, my gf heard what she thought sounded like a girl getting raped or sexually assaulted. Saturday night had the best vibes but to me on Sunday it seemed that the Dolab chose to turn things down because they noticed that people were partying too hard. Maybe this is just me being bitter that I wasn't able to have a good time but I don't think we are entirely wrong that things have changed. Even heard a guy yell in the campgrounds that "this place has gone to shit". I think that it's still possible to have a good time with a close group of friends. But the good vibes were definitely being kept secret and those with good energy were keeping it sacred by having their own parties. Lots of people were going around and stealing the good vibes or mooching (wooks). I think the environment is a place that attracts people who want to do whatever the fuck they want and that's not okay. Maybe it's gotten too big. I am having a hard time now because I was excited to go back all year but now that it's over I don't feel like I had a good experience, yeah it's my fault that I didn't have a positive experience and I probably could have but something was stopping me. I guess all year I just had high expectations. I'm sure I'll still go back because the place still needs people like me to be there and help remind people what the spirit is all about. Drug addiction is a problem though and to turn a blind eye to all the people there who have chosen a path of instant gratification is not okay. I just wish more of those people would have used LIB as a reminder as to why they don't need to do ketamine all day, whip its, and party all the time. I wouldn't feel comfortable taking my family there when there are people all around doing things that would make them uncomfortable, where as last year I thought the opposite. We have to remember that Lib is a community and just like any community there are certain things that spread quickly and can change the scene very quickly. When I hear that a desert hearts owner was walking around with a bag full of ketamine, that doesn't make me happy. It actually makes me sad because of all the people who probably tried it for their first time who would never have it wasn't so easily available. Just like in reality when a community is over run with heroin addiction because of the dealers who in these neighborhoods just want money and power. I saw a lot of greed and power within the crowds, let me tell you that the INTENTION of many people there was to make money, and that is not what LIb is all about.

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