I’m not from LA, so take this with a grain of salt, but I have friends there and have spent a lot of time in the area. It’s true that the upper and upper middle class neighborhoods have a super unfriendly vibe to them, and in those areas everything is exorbitantly expensive. But REAL LA isn’t Erewhon and beverly hills. What I like about it is the way that the poorer people there seem to have each other‘s backs. Last time I was there, I remember one day where my friend’s neighbors were outside cooking some bbq and offering a plate to everyone who passed by, even homeless people and strangers! Most la residents arent trying to be celebs or influencers, they’re just surviving day by day like the rest of us.
