> When you read about people coming to California in the 60s and 70s (and somewhat in the 80s), it had that same magical quality that Burning Man had in the early years and has suffered the same kinds of changes. I wonder what the 2026 equivalent of going to California is now, if such a thing even exists or can exist.

I look at LA and I look at cities in China and it makes LA look like a rural suburb the difference in population density is so vast.

LA (city, county, metro area) has a fairly low population density even compared to other large US cities.