I grew up in Santa Barbara from grade school on. You are pretty on point here. I was not one of the "Cool Kids" I was a geek and that was not cool back then. But I didn't give a shit. I had a hot girlfriend, a beat up motorcycle and lived on the beach. But I saw a lot of what you are talking about. There are more attractive people in Santa Barbara than anywhere else I have ever been. The pressure on those who are easily effected by others and don't fit in have it pretty hard there.
