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b'*Premium Content Preview\\nPatreon.com/360Vegas\\nWhile many architecture academics have criticized Las Vegas for its lack of substance, there may be no better example of this elitism than the scorn directed towards the Stardust.\\xa0 For better or worse, history points to the Stardust as the defining moment when Las Vegas no longer required a jacket and tie to gain entrance to.\\xa0 Instead of celebrating the brilliance in the Stardust\\u2019s minimalism, it was trashed for focusing more on the exterior signage and fa\\xe7ade, wrapped around a building that was little more than a massive, non-descript warehouse.\\xa0 Whether inadvertent or by intention, it seems each time Vegas has successfully evolved to appeal to more diverse tastes, that success is met with opposition; Slut Shaming those who dare to find things appealing like neon signage, themed resorts or anything deemed inferior to "intellectual" tastes.\\xa0 But the glory that is Las Vegas is knowing that judging people for what appeals to them has never made converts, it alienates; even if supplying that demand is more financially motivated than cultural.\\xa0 When the majority doesn\'t see things the way you\'d like them to, that doesn\'t mean they\'re wrong, it means you don\'t get it.\\xa0 The Stardust got it, in a big way.'