>>1904787LA native and almost lifelong resident here. There isn't much of an appeal anymore. LA used to have some redeeming qualities, proximity to nature, all kinds of shopping and other stuff supporting a wide range of hobbies, subcultures, etc., but over the last few decades it's become incredibly homogenized and overcrowded and if you're middle class and not a basic-ass instagram NPC yoga pants vegan type there's fucking nothing to do anymore. Obviously there's a lot of draw for people wanting to work in "the industry" (Film/TV/etc.) or tech but LA's less and less relevant there too, with more and more of what's here concentrating on administrative stuff and actual production happening elsewhere.
On that note, I'm really concerned about what this writer's strike is gonna do to LA. It's already a city on the brink and a huge slice of the city depends on the industry, and if there's a prolonged shutdown it's gonna be catastrophic, not just to people who work in the industry itself but to all of the businesses that rely on industry employees for business, restaurants and so on.
