I have a tiny condo in a hotel on the Las Vegas strip. Vegas strip vibes are pretty cool, probably because I encounter happy people from all over the world who want to have fun. The strip locals and employees are cool too. Lots of libertarian tax refugees from CA. You go off strip though and man, depressing cookie cutter houses and malls. No good vibes whatsoever.

My hometown of La Jolla, where I still spend a good fraction of my time, has a nice vibe too — if you like locals bars and surf culture. Check out the La Jolla neighborhood of Birdrock, for example.

This is totally off topic but you might Google “vibe coding” if you have an interest in software development. It’s the gradual migration to this coding style that cemented my decision to retire. Whatever vibe I felt for coding before is evaporating, just like the diminishing vibe you’re experiencing at the city level.