SV has been around for 50+ years. I think what the writer is seeing now is destination rather than destiny. I think the writer's first impressions now are really overblown as any sort of analysis.
It comes across like you are married to the area and its history in a way that the heavily transient population derives zero benefits in caring about
Whatever ship you are defending sailed long ago and also is not what the article is about
If I want a primer to tell people what they’ll experience, this is an article to encapsulate all that
If I want a museum, this isnt the article for it
Simple