i lived in vegas for a minute and theres a lot of living to do there if you move beyond the casinos (obviously). like within a 45 minute drive you have;

- fly fishing the colorado river

- wind surfing lake mead

- unbelievably gorgeous hiking in red rocks etc

plus youre a mellow 5 hour drive from los angeles.

the food there is great with strong delivery options... elon's boring company is actually about to revolutionize transportation to/from the airport as well. apparently because the monorail contractor folded, he announced he is going to build a tesla loop connecting all the major casino properties to the airport. like its going to be a 5 minute tunnel drive to get from MGM to the airport, that sort of shit, instead of 30+ minutes in traffic.. also it looks like tony hsieh's attempts to infuse some arts/culture into downtown are going to survive his passing... plus lots of shooting ranges, legal weed, so on.

downsides: theres so much to be depressed about there if you go looking for it... the traffic is intolerable... it attracts a lot of the most terrible people in the world but thankfully they tend to aggregate on the strip.. and if you want to hit the morning futures market, set your alarm for 4:30am. shrug.

so yeah honestly im kinda bullish on vegas right now and actually considering relocating back if/when covid is sorted.