u/peacelovearizona

I love Boulder so much, yet have gotten used to how generally people in Boulder act in being not-so-warm and friendly. There are many exceptions, like the people who work at McGuckins, but generally I am just used to Boulder people these days not going out of their way for any unnecessary niceties. I must say though that people were generally friendlier in Boulder when I first came here in 2017. I do miss that.

Yesterday, I went and visited Fort Collins for the day and people were so friendly! As soon as I got there, this one man said "good morning" to me and also seemed taken aback that I didn't right-away verbally say "good morning" back to him. People were generally personable, friendly, and fun. It made being human feel livening again. It made me feel a bit bad that I was going back to Boulder and the generally not-so-nice people there.

Boulder is very special though and the nature here still cannot be beat by Fort Collins, in my opinion. Still, why can't we have great nature and friendly people? What's up with this?

I see Jenn Kaaoush and Rachel Friend signs everywhere and lots of endorsements here and there for each of the candidates. They both seem like capable people.

My question is: what is the significance of this position, so much that it's an elected position? The position of treasurer otherwise just seems apolitical.