I have lived in SoCal my entire life (a rare native along with my bride).
I wouldn't mind moving to some place a little more restful. I even have the place in mind and even have the place too (Pebble Beach)
The only problem is I would probably have to leave the bride behind if I were to move up to Pebble Beach. (of, course if I did that, I would end up not being able to afford to keep the place in Pebble. Kind of a catch-22).
The biggest bonus of living in the L.A. basin (in Orange County), or any major city for that matter, is you have so many more choices than you do in rural areas. For example, instead of choosing between maybe two theaters with maybe 8 screens, you can choose between dozens of theaters and hundreds of screens. And they are all not that far away.
Of course you pay for that 'convenience' in many ways... crowds, traffic. smog, crime, stress.etc....
I just realized the thread topic has been hi-jacked. Sorry