It's just hubris to build taller and taller. It's not optimal or efficient.

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Apr 29, 2024
8:39:03am

IrishBlue All-American

It's just hubris to build taller and taller. It's not optimal or efficient.

Frankly, it is neither elegant or beautiful. It will end up like a giant visual dagger in the heart of the city. A big middle finger to the skyline.

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IrishBlue

Bio page: IrishBlue
Joined: Nov 28, 2007
Last login: May 16, 2024
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Time

A 2 km skyscraper???

Indy Coug

Apr 29, 6:46am

Aren’t they still stuck on about the 40th floor on the Jeddah tower?

Shawarma

Apr 29, 6:54am

Yeah, it’s been sitting out there for like 4 years.

WP17

Apr 29, 7:16am

Build that Space Elevator ... just kidding, 2km isn't enough...

Xenon

Apr 29, 7:07am

So the Saudis are set on danglin the biggest carrot possible before the eyes of their friendly neighborhood terrorists?

SinkingQuffa

Apr 29, 7:27am

It's just hubris to build taller and taller. It's not optimal or efficient.

IrishBlue

Apr 29, 8:39am

To them it is an icon of prosperity and sophistication.

Shawarma

Apr 29, 12:08pm

We have NASA, Hollywood, Wallstreet, McDonald’s, the US Military, Vegas, Tesla…

Shawarma

Apr 29, 12:18pm

No kidding. Elevators will take up a ton of space, getting water up will require

Dataguy

Apr 29, 1:08pm

It'll never get built to that extent

Spiff

Apr 29, 12:14pm

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