Does anyone feel like the quirky culture MIT is famous for doesn't exist?

Typing 'MIT Senior House' in the HN search box brings up these, and others. Some of the comments are pertinent to your question.

Senior House at MIT Dies, and a Crisis Blooms at Colleges (2017) (wired.com) 112 points by aj7 on Sept 23, 2018 | 54 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18044066

MIT’s Senior House dormitory closes, and a crisis blooms at colleges (wired.com) 225 points by MrsPeaches on Sept 11, 2017 | 205 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15217112

MIT acts to change “Senior House” dorm counterculture (cambridgeday.com) 2 points by ilamont on June 19, 2017 | no comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14587692

MIT is “fixing” its low-income, LGBT-friendly dorm by kicking everyone out (qz.com) 16 points by gentoo on June 15, 2017 | 1 comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14563985

MIT Needs the Weirdos: What’s Really Going on in Senior House (medium.com/incognito.jones) 5 points by sweettea on June 11, 2016 | 1 comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11882240