The result is a town in flux, suffering growing pains and undergoing a learning curve. It's a mini tech corridor, still a proponent of music, and very livable if you make a few sacrifices. All the best and worst parts of gentrification. The same "authentic" things that made Austin appealing in the first place-the strange little blueberry in a cherry pie, the arts scene that's a shotgun wedding between hippies and cowboys, cheap housing, SXSW-are pretty much being smothered by progress and brands and the commercialization of a special thing. Black flight is a real thing here as the city becomes more homogeneous, with more and more design-focused white yuppies coming every day to take advantage of whatever they can. An area of town you haven't been to in a few months can still look completely different (condos, always condos), and the list of iconic establishments that are now but foundations for "boutiques" continues to grow. The "Keep Austin Weird" bumper stickers pretty much only show up on sorority girls' 4Runners now, and a more common one these days is "Welcome to Austin, Please Don't Move Here." Everyone and their cosmic Cowboy uncle has an opinion on how Austin has changed it will be the primary conversation you have with Uber drivers. Welcome to Austin! We don't know what the fuck is going on either!
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