I literally spend last weekend in San Diego and saw a very dynamic and happy place. What are you on about ?
It's like if I was talking to a bunch of factory workers in Kentucky about how bad marijuana is and said "just take a look at Holland!" They'd have no fucking idea what it's like in Holland but someone claiming to be an authority just told them the situation was concerning.
The sky is blue but it's not necessarily productive to say so in every conversation.