I would recommend looking closely at real-world locations that use a lot of neon lighting, and try to replicate that look and feel. For example Ginza district in Tokyo comes to mind, especially the back streets which are not so intensely lit as the main streets. https://whenin.tokyo/Tokyo-s-Best-Backstreet-Alleys Remember…
lol. I get your perspective. But times change, especially the internets. What worked in the early 2ks isn’t replicable, not with people raised on the internet, they want different ways to interact. Anyhow, we can yell at the clouds, or we can get busy living :D