"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
When I was a kid, for some reason, I fantasized about a restaurant that would run straight across the U.S., one continuous building. Guess I figured that if I ever went across country I'd be able to get a hamburger literally any time I wanted one. In retrospect, I suppose the idea was a bit...impractical.
It's an arcology. Of a different design, but still a "15 minute city" that's all but a prison in name.
ReplyDeleteThe Saudi regime is fast tracking into a dystopia. I doubt they'll like what they get.
It's tragic for all the people displaced or killed, and all for a stupid utopian city that will never be completed.
ReplyDelete"The Line" is the weirdest SF real life scheme I have seen to date.
ReplyDeleteWonder how it's going to end up? Logan's Run, or Soylent Green?
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ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, for some reason, I fantasized about a restaurant that would run straight across the U.S., one continuous building. Guess I figured that if I ever went across country I'd be able to get a hamburger literally any time I wanted one. In retrospect, I suppose the idea was a bit...impractical.
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