It's funny how our perception of "this is how this place is" is really just based on our preferences, which change over time. You will probably find any amount

It's funny how our perception of "this is how this place is" is really just based on our preferences, which change over time. You will probably find any amount of "culture war fighting" or "those who prefer sports to drinking" depending on what you look for, regardless of the location. Find the good and avoid the bad, whatever those words mean to you. Or whatever, move if you want, but you're still taking YOU with you wherever you end up. I don't have much to say about Austin, I visited in the 2010s a few times and liked it.