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This happens everywhere. Greenwich Village, Silverlake, Brooklyn, San Francisco and Portland are all fine examples of once magical places that became popular and commercialized by the very people whose absence made those places cool in the first place. If you find a cool place, it is only a matter of time before some slimeball commoditizes the place and brings a flock of other slimeballs who will overpay to live in your once cool location.