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"over-bearing central planning" Ever heard of the city of Naypyidaw? It took about a decade to build in the middle of bumfuck Burma. It's like 6 times the size
by denniskane 11y ago
"over-bearing central planning"
Ever heard of the city of Naypyidaw? It took about a decade to build in the middle of bumfuck Burma. It's like 6 times the size of NYC, with 20 lane highways that are almost always empty. I guess they tried to make it seem luxurious, but the ghost-town vibe makes workers want to commute from Rangoon. I just heard about it on 60 minutes during a piece about Aung San Suu Kyi. She's the badass whose party just won in the recent elections there. Which has nothing to do with the current thread, but I'm a rebel like that :)