Truthblast Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Apparently Mohammed Bin Salman said privately "I want something as epic as the Pyramids in Egypt"... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/27/saudis-unveil-eye-popping-plan-for-mirrored-skyscraper-eco-city Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macnamara Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 what will that do to the local eco system of the desert though and the movement of animals and humans across that space? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthblast Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 26 minutes ago, Macnamara said: what will that do to the local eco system of the desert though and the movement of animals and humans across that space? Since when do the Saudis care about minutiae like wildlife and the environment? They don't even care about their own citizens' wellfare. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Grapes Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Seems like an open prison. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthblast Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 58 minutes ago, Grumpy Grapes said: Seems like an open prison. Manu expats who have worked in Saudi Arabia describe the entire country as an "open air prison". Everything conceivable "forbidden" under Shariah law. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campion Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 A couple of quotes I found about this project: "Although marketing images make Neom look like an empty desert, it is in fact home to local tribes who have been forcibly relocated for the project, according to the Wall Street Journal." https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/27/saudi-arabia-wants-to-build-a-100-mile-long-mirrored-vertical-city-17072161/ "According to the Saudis, artificial intelligence will be central to how people live in the 500-metre-high, 200-metre-wide structure, a car-free, carbon neutral bubble" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/27/saudis-unveil-eye-popping-plan-for-mirrored-skyscraper-eco-city Maybe this isn't so far from what is planned for us all. Replacement of traditional cultures in harmony with nature by the technocratic Brave New World. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itsjaybigjay Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 let me guess, it will be full of pods to live in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti Facts Sir Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Wow, that's a very large spirit level just to check if the world's flat. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campion Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I wonder if it will have its own police force? This reminds me of the 2000 AD comics I used to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemuri Kyoshiro Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 'Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, all is vanity.' There's no end to the hubris of these mega-billionaires. Bin Salman, another despot, wants to leave his mark on the planet no matter the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy64 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Campion said: I wonder if it will have its own police force? This reminds me of the 2000 AD comics I used to read. mega-city one didn't look that inviting, this has the same vibe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarissa Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Why bother. It's not exactly like Blackpool for tourists is it? They can relish in their own wondrous shit. Basically he just wants to build something big like all facist dictator states. "I need a bigger scroat!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleP Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 You know, a mirror in a hot climate doesn't go together. Imagine starting a wildfire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemuri Kyoshiro Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 4 hours ago, DaleP said: You know, a mirror in a hot climate doesn't go together. Imagine starting a wildfire? A mirror that big might torch the moon. Imagine a planeload of pilgrims bound for Mecca suddenly getting incinerated as they fly over it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) 1st video advertisement of a smart city gulag. Be alright if you live at the beach end. Edited July 30, 2022 by Morpheus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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