Snipped from a New York Times piece that reads like an episode of Portlandia (or, like a parody of the Times):
With an increase both in density and in the atmosphere of busy professionalism, Brooklyn no longer feels as carefree as it did, said Ari Wallach, a futurism consultant, who recently cut short a Brooklyn real estate search.
"There is more looking down, less eye contact," said Mr. Wallach, 38. "The difference is between the first three days of Burning Man, when everyone is 'Hey, what's up?' to the final three days of Burning Man, when the tent flaps are down. Brooklyn is turning out to be the last three days of Burning Man."
