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Re:End of the Line? Saudi Arabia to scale back plans for des... by refurb on Thursday April 11, 2024 @06:10AM (#40000480)
Wait, you’re blaming them for developing their country because it’s a desert and hot?

Are you suggesting they should have just remained on camels while sand blows around them?

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Re:End of the Line? Saudi Arabia to scale back plans for des... by ineverything on Thursday April 11, 2024 @06:59AM (#40000824)
I was also confused reading this, until I had read this comment (from delta_p_delta_x), which clarifies things..

> I'll be frank: I have a deep mistrust of any culture present in the Arabian peninsula since about 632 CE.

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