Plans for a new city in the American desert

Re:Plans for a new city in the American desert by boomboomsubban on Monday September 06, 2021 @12:42PM (#28435482)

Dubai? Not really something to emulate though. Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taipei also kind of fit.

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Re:Plans for a new city in the American desert by throw0101a on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:01PM (#28435703)

> Dubai?

I have heard that Dubai does not have street names, so giving directions and arranging deliveries can be… challenging. Is this statement accurate?

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Re:Plans for a new city in the American desert by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:33PM (#28436015)

I think "missing street names" is probably #2879 on the prioritized list of things that make Dubai the best example of a complete modern dystopia.

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Re:Plans for a new city in the American desert by IdontRememberIt on Monday September 06, 2021 @05:22PM (#28438252)

These are not private initiatives. They were the will of powerful, bright and respected people.

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Re:Plans for a new city in the American desert by boomboomsubban on Monday September 06, 2021 @06:28PM (#28438825)

Private people can't be powerful, bright, and respected? Plus their example was Brasilia, not a private initiative either.

>They were the will of powerful, bright and respected people.

Not the first adjectives I'd use to describe imperialists, colonialists and warlords personally.

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Re:Plans for a new city in the American desert by IdontRememberIt on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @06:35PM (#28463895)

The "fathers" of Dubai, Singapore, etc are highly respected and loved by the locals. Of course there are counter-exemples.

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