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> Some nation state sponsors this as a vanity project. Think Emirates. UAE is the exact opposite of a nation state.
by chrisseaton 4y ago
> Some nation state sponsors this as a vanity project. Think Emirates.
UAE is the exact opposite of a nation state.
- toomuchtodo 4y agoProbably the wrong word for a monarchy. My point was that vanity gov sponsorship of some sort is required. You’re not going fast because you need to; you’re going fast to flex.
- tromp 4y ago> a vanity project. Think Emirates. I can't help thinking MBS's Saudi Arabia [1]. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/may/04/its-being-built-on-our-blood-the-true-cost-of-saudi-arabia-5bn-mega-city-neom https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/may/04/i...