The problem with The World is that it was designed during Dubai’s ‘throw money and solve the problem’ phase. They knew the islands were/would erode and had a ve

The problem with The World is that it was designed during Dubai’s ‘throw money and solve the problem’ phase. They knew the islands were/would erode and had a very expensive rebuilding process in the works. Also iirc utilities were very expensive, which pushed it out of the budget of rich people. You had to be ultra-rich/a big corporation to be able to afford a place there. The Dubai of now is still an ostentatious place, but at least it’s embracing its resort town/holiday destination image with the multiple theme parks, water parks and shopping malls. More in line with, say, Florida but more luxurious.