Dubai’s $5 Billion Lunatic Megaproject

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[XNaos]

Dubai literally is a Minecraft Server where people Just build random things

[np]

Very generous of Dubai's city planners to come out with more megaproject BS just to give Adam content.

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Adam: Dubai's $5 Billion Lunatic Megaproject
Me: do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?

[fawfulBeans]

Surprised they didn't propose making the moon building at 100% scale given how smart these guys are.

[Fishpasta]

Let's be honest, this is only happening because the UAE royals saw the Las Vegas sphere and went: "That, I want that. But bigger... and put a skyscraper inside it!"

[funfunrahrah]

A few years ago, I used to work at a company that provided services to businesses and government agencies in Dubai and Saudi Arabia, including a project for Neom . I spent 6 months in KSA for a project. I can 100% confirm the dynamic described in this video. There is a vast economy of mainly Western companies that siphon money out of those countries by pandering to the fever dreams of dictators – everything from engineers to consultants to media companies making those cheesy promotional videos. They use any trendy buzzword available ("smart cities", "fourth industrial revolution", "AI" etc etc) to make the projects sound cool. I highly doubt any of these megaprojects will ever be completed, or even started. Even the Line, as stupid and hubristic as it is, is already a massive downgrade from what they originally envisioned for Neom.

[barleysixseventwo]

Someone should find a way to make universal healthcare sound like a prestigious megaproject. Maybe a super-sized megahospital with high-speed ambulance train system that stretches across the country to bring in customers (and completely coincidentally can be repurposed as a transit system).

[rachelblake]

The attraction of the moon is the low gravity allowing me to jump more than my own height. If I can't do that, then all you've built is a dusty wasteland. You know, the thing that makes up 98% of Dubai's surface area?

[vaclav_fejt]

Ten years ago I thought: "Wow, the UAE cracked it. They used their oil not to burn through it, but to build tourism with it."
I didn't think about urbanism or sustainability...and neither did they.

[tylerjohn]

I love how the resort is somehow supposed to have the ~15% gravity of earth, like that is somehow possible. If Dubai has figured out a gravitational insulator THAT would be the big headline

[JackSassyPants]

A dictator literally saw the success of a concert venue in Vegas that’s been planned for years with cutting edge technology, an established entertainment market, and a unique but attainable vision put together by dozens of motivated a d talented designers and his only take away was “HALF sphere? I want WHOLE sphere. Here’s $5 billion make it cool and impressive and make it happen now.”

[napoleonibonaparte]

At this point, designing and constructing a functioning town with everything normal is going to earn them more praise than whatever the hell they're making up.

[luipaardprint]

Spheres are the perfect shape for houses, that’s why we’ve been building them like that since antiquity.

[FayeRantTheStrong]

Dubai is Night City we didn't want, deserve or need.

[captainsewerrat]

Dubai is that one friend that nobody actually likes, but keeps showing up to the group with the latest new thing they bought to use as conversation fodder and stay relevant.

[Fatman]

The comparison of rich people to toddlers is terrifyingly accurate.

[thespyk]

I worked in the middle east for a few years and your description of a boss giving a vague idea and expecting you to provide a finished product is 100% accurate. Let me give you an example.
One day the boss walks in and overhears a conversation I'm having a problem with frac tank service rotations, I mentioned that we use to have a fast path for cleaning some that didn't need inspection. I mention that we need a high flow, low pressure jetting machine. He says great idea, get a quote. 3 days later he has a quote. His buddy tells him that if the pressure is too high we can damage the liner. He shits on me for not considering it. Then he buys a 1000bar jetting machine from Europe that has no support in saudi, we never use because it will damage the liner. A fact we knew and told him about. He then gets mad because we wasted his money.

[NorbRetEngineer]

1:28 Love the southern drawl/Hungarian accent hybrid

[Corium]

I dispize those people who ignore the slave labor that exist in Dubai an the gulf states in general. Its disgusting how easily people turn a blind eye to it

[guyfromaucklandnz]

I laughed at loud when Adam pointed out that NONE of the hotel rooms would have any windows. Come here for the authentic Dubai experience, where you too can feel like a neglected prisoner - just like the workers who built this monstrosity.