People cannot be truly hedonistic until they can afford it. We're young and hot in our 20s, but broke as hell, so we enjoy what we've got.
In our 30s, we're older and less hot, but we've got more money and can enjoy a different level of fun. I may be fat and have a receding hairline and a wife that hates me, but I'm having the time of my life.
Once people reach their 40s and are flush with cash, Vegas provides them the perfect place to do many of the things they've always wanted.
Well thats the key, many people have been good all their lives and who knew they all really wanted to be bad (or at least pretend to be)?. Obviously Vegas did.
My problem with it is that they are ripping off the mainstream public. And a lot of it is just a cheap (but very expensive) imitation of some other culture somewhere else. for example they have completly stolen biker culture and sold it out. and another example is the beach party at Mandaly Bay is just a copy of the gay fire island parties years ago but not as good and 10 times more expensive. Much of Vegas is a rip off of someone elses creativity sold at outrageous prices to the unsuspecting.
but dont get me wrong I like Vegas for its unapologetic plasticity and tackiness, that in itself is an art form , but what I dont like is people being ripped off, and there is no denying that the prices are ridiculous and they are ripping people off left and right.
I also dont like its obsession with celebrity. I dont see why a party or culture can not be fun without some lame ass b celebrity behind a rope 'hosting' the party.
The more they mainstream it and sell it the worse it will become. The real artists will leave and all you will be left is people buying 30 dollar tatoo t-shirts and 20 dollar Jenna Jameson cocktails at Forty Deuce. How decadent!
