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I am 31 years old. I have held 25 jobs since the age of 15. I have been hospitalized in a psych hospital more than 20 times. In my late teens/early 20s, I became obsessed with finding another virgin to lose my virginity to. I lost my virginity at age 20 to a 16 year old young woman, and later I was arrested and convicted of stalking after trying to desperately and pathetically win her love. I ended up losing my EMT license after the entire ordeal. Then I went into software engineering and because I became desperate after trying to find a woman without a romantic past (after realizing being a woman's first love was more important than taking her virginity), I managed to get myself into an even more troublesome situation. I ended up getting kicked out of the software engineering community and being blacklisted all around town.

I finally managed to find the love of my life, and we are now married. We are each other's first real relationship. I regret all my stupidity from the past, but how as it stands, I am 31 years old and barely leave the house. Now I just collect disability.

I've been seeing online that they have been talking about the exact same thing—is Vegas really starting to lose its shine, or is it just going through a temporary slump?

I ask because, you know, if you were to plan a trip out there, whether it's your first time or not, I'd want to know what the vibe is like these days. Like, is the nightlife still popping off, or has the party scene started to die down a bit? And I'm super curious to hear if the city still feels as vibrant and exciting as it used to, or if it's lost some of that signature Vegas energy.

From what I've been hearing, the pandemic hit that city pretty hard, with a lot of the big hotels and casinos struggling to stay afloat. And there's been all kinds of rumors floating around about Vegas losing its luster. Like, I heard some people say the party scene just isn't what it used to be.

But at the same time, Vegas has always felt like one of those places that's just too big to fail, you know? I mean, it's been an icon for so long; it's hard to imagine the city just losing its spark for good. That's why I'm really curious to get everyone's take on it. Like, if you've been to Vegas recently, what was your impression? Did it still feel like the Vegas we all know and love, or did it seem a little lackluster compared to the glory days?