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Boulder - usually seen as an enclave of hippies, marijuana dispensaries and rock climbers - has become a hotbed of capitalism. As a native Coloradoan, I must
by r0s 16y ago
Boulder - usually seen as an enclave of hippies, marijuana dispensaries and rock climbers - has become a hotbed of capitalism.
As a native Coloradoan, I must say Boulder has been commonly known as a white bread, vastly overpriced, pretentious suburb for the last 30 years.
Populated mostly with college students who leave after graduating. Rent and SUV maintenance being prohibitively expensive in that city without a real job.
Affluent college town coddles young businesses? It would be shocking if they didn't.
(Did I mention I hate Boulder?)
- patrickgzill 16y agoYou forgot to mention the trustafarians.
- zefhous 16y agoI grew up in Boulder. The reputation that Boulder has is interesting, but it's not always like that when you're there. If you want to hang out with new-age people, you can definitely do it in Boulder. If you want to be a pretentious person you can find like-minded people in Boulder and feel good about yourself for living in Boulder. But living here is pretty normal overall.
- ynniv 16y agoNot being from the area, I was quite surprised to find that Boulder was not the hippie enclave (a la Burlington, VT) that people say it is. Vast tracts of shiny new development overshadow the few remaining vestiges (ie, Naropa University) of a more philosophical time. At any given moment you are more likely to be run over by an expensive SUV than to bump into an honest hippie. When you do find an honest hippie, they are generally ranting about the way things have changed. On the whole, it was a nice place to be, but it should no longer have a reputation of counterculture... a 30+ person SWAT team keeps the kiddies in line. Boulder is now best described as a nature oriented suburb of Silicon Valley.