Seattle is a boom(and bust)town. Always has been. That's what makes it appealing to me. I'll ride out whatever happens next because I have no illusions that this crazy growth can continue. I'm willing to accept the complaining, it hasn't driven me out yet. As one of the most educated cities in the nation I expect to be able to challenge perceptions. I hear the line repeated often in local media but nobody has ever been able to explain to me what magic thing Seattle has lost. I suspect that's because it hasn't actually lost it.