MDDad
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Post by MDDad on Oct 23, 2020 6:15:59 GMT -8
So yes RSM, change is always coming and being that I myself is an old soul and traditionalist I don't much like the change either. But comparatively speaking that happens everywhere and if you think Newport sucks now all around I could argue that it may just suck everywhere else a bit more! Two points: (1) Yes, change is always coming to communities. However, unless it is the well-organized, well-financed effort of re-gentrification, those changes are almost always a deterioration. (2) I think RSM is pointing out that there's a big difference between a poor, minority town like Santa Ana that was never a cool place to visit, and Newport Beach, which was a wonderland to hang out in, but has been turned into a toilet by the selfish rich. |
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RSM789
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Post by RSM789 on Oct 23, 2020 7:55:38 GMT -8
By no means will I argue with the romanticism of yesteryear... Fair enough, it sounds like we have had similar experiences. To be fair, I don't like the direction Orange County has taken as a whole over that time either, so it isn't just a Newport Beach thing. There are still pockets in the county that I like, both new & old, but they are looking like they are the exception rather than the rule like they used to be. Unfortunately, my quest to be appointed King of Orange County was an abysmal failure, so it is a "me" problem. Part of the problem of being a place that is a really good place to live is that it often attracts people who don't appreciate it or its history & they then end up destroying that which attracted everyone in the first place. The first example I gave of the gaming CEO from the East Coast is a reflection of that. That man & his family has no appreciation of the city you grew up in, he just wants his family & acquaintances to know he lives in that zip code. As Yogi Berra once said about a famous restaurant "no one goes there anymore, it is too crowded". |
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