I think like David. Come the summer of next summer, people are going to be at a rave with freibergs, you know, custom made Molly or whatever he's making during this downtime going absolutely bonkers. I think Burning Man next year becomes like the the greatest Burning Man ever. It'll be it'll be the burn of of of all burns.View on YouTube
Burning Man 2021 did not take place as an official in‑person festival in Black Rock City. Organizers announced on April 27, 2021 that the event was canceled for the second year in a row due to COVID‑19 "uncertainties" and redirected efforts toward a 2022 in‑person return and virtual/alternative activities instead.(pbs.org) While thousands reportedly went to the playa for an unofficial, loosely organized “rogue burn,” this was explicitly not an official Burning Man event and therefore could not be the “greatest Burning Man ever” in the sense Jason described.(en.wikipedia.org)
At the same time, the general part of the prediction—that large in‑person festivals would resume by summer 2021—was broadly correct. For example, Lollapalooza returned to Chicago’s Grant Park at full capacity from July 29–August 1, 2021, drawing roughly 385,000 attendees over four days after being canceled in 2020.(chicagomag.com)
Because the prediction was specifically framed around Burning Man 2021 becoming “the greatest Burning Man ever,” and that core event was canceled rather than held at record scale, the overall prediction is best classified as wrong, despite being partially right about the broader festival landscape.