Whatever embers may still be left burning from the original spirit of Burning Man are holding on for dear life as Silicon Valley tries to put them out for good. The latest dagger delivered to the Bohemia turned billionaire LARPing event comes from above, as Elon Musk’s Starlink is now providing internet connection to those in attendance, according to the Wall Street Journal.

A Burning Man regular named Kevin LeVezu, a photographer, runs a camp at the temporary city called iForgot. This year, he’s introduced a new feature at the outpost: WiFi. With a Starlink terminal, he’s set up internet access that requires attendees to offer a sacrifice if they want to use it. According to WSJ , one day, Burners had the option of either taking a shot of whiskey or getting spanked before accessing the

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