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Something that hadn’t occurred to me until I read your comment was that a single straight train line is very easy to control. Maybe the line is partially a bet
by kaikai 4y ago
Something that hadn’t occurred to me until I read your comment was that a single straight train line is very easy to control. Maybe the line is partially a bet on future instability and the need for authoritarian control over the population. Cities built organically have many roads and paths from point a to b.
- mc32 4y agoIt's also easier to attack by an enemy. So it looks like they are betting on more peace. Alternatively, they could also have a large underground inhabitable volume.
- closedloop129 4y agoTo me, the project looks like a wall, sealing off Saudi Arabia from the rest of the world. With enough desalination, they can turn the peninsula into a green garden, kind of like India, powered by solar energy. I would say they are not betting on peace but on their need to shield their country from invaders.