https://youtu.be/0kz5vEqdaSc
When I first saw this video I thought it was some trailer for a forthcoming sci-fi on Netflix!
But no, initial earthwork began in October 2021, and it is expected that residents will begin moving to the Line by the year 2030.
Would you visit or even live and work there?
https://www.neom.com/en-us/regions/theline
It does look like Science Fiction - usually the setting for some dystopian vision. I suppose in reality it's not much different than living and working in the middle of a big city - but I wouldn't want to live there either.
shareI'd visit but not for longer than a week or two, and if it were built in another location. I've little interest in visiting countries where women are discriminated against, exploited, and treated unequally.
It reminds me of a concept envisioned by architect Paolo Soleri (1919-2013) in which cities were planned to work with the environment rather than against it. He called it "arcology." One of his blueprints even featured a vertical city.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Soleri#Arcosanti
This is an example of what could be achieved if we would put our brainpower, time, energy, money and resources to good use. The climate change and energy problems could be solved. It's the 21st Century and we need to stop regressing and get back on track towards making forward progress.
I would be interested in seeing it, but I don't travel. And I would not want to live in Saudi Arabia because of the heat and no change of seasons. But I support this project 100% and would like to see something like this in the U.S.
Interesting, I looked up his videos on YouTube, I'd not seen them before.
https://youtu.be/xX_GD7omON4
Insane
shareI see this on promoted tweets on Twitter all the time. It looks like a great concept, but let's see what the execution looks like.
Certainly a place I would visit, but I'm not sure I'd live there.
Cool, but I don't anticipate doing anything in 2030 -- my travel days are long over.
Now if I get an offer I couldn't refuse, I'd pack up in a few months, although I'm sick of the heat/sun. But if I got this offer, I could always live in 40% of the world within 6 hours.
Meanwhile, American trains are the slowest in the world, going about 40mph, while the Japanese and Chinese trains are so much faster, and better overall.
Interesting - I might visit it as part of a stopover, but Saudi Arabia is not a country I'm rushing to visit.
shareI look forward to reading about your update on these very forums in the year 2035!
shareWe'll see - alcohol fee counties are unappealing.
shareWhat country has the best beer?
shareMy personal favourites: -
Tsing Tao - China
Peroni - Italy
Kirin - Japan
Asahi - Japan
Warsteiner - Germany
Estrella - Spain
Guinness - Ireland (technically a stout, I know).
Birra Moretti - Italy
Kronenbourg 1664 - France
San Miguel - Spain
From this study I conclude the Axis powers lost WWII because they were drunk far more than the allies because they had better beer!
shareInteresting!
shareThe City Of The Future will have a great restaurant. Here is the chef
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOGEwY2E1M2UtZTYyOC00NzVlLTkzYjgtZjY1NzQzOTc5NTA2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDgyNjA5MA@@._V1_.jpg