1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,780 Are we go, oh Craig is here. Okay, so we're ready to go. Okay, good 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:09,080 So I'm choosing this one and then let me just get through it and then let's decide 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:14,760 I don't really know what category to put this in so we can all decide together. Well me and you because 4 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,840 Technology is just not at a place where we can all decide together 5 00:00:20,140 --> 00:00:27,200 This one is from The Guardian. It is from back in July, but still relevant nonetheless by Martin Shilov 6 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:33,440 To love it's called Saudi Arabia plans a hundred mile long mirrored skyscraper 7 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:43,100 Megacity so the promotional material is striking to mirrored in case skyscrapers stretching more than a hundred miles across a swath of desert and mountain terrain 8 00:00:43,580 --> 00:00:51,780 Providing a future home for nine million people. Is it the ultimate in high density living or a grandiose science fiction fantasy? 9 00:00:51,780 --> 00:01:00,260 In short, economists, architects and analysts are not quite sure so extravagant is Saudi Arabia's plan to create an urban utopia 10 00:01:00,260 --> 00:01:08,120 That even those working on the project known as the line do not yet know if its scale and scope can ever be realized 11 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:16,040 So this is called the line that they're building in Saudi Arabia. I've seen this. It's like a several mile long city 12 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:22,180 Like yeah, and it's just ridiculous. It's like a cube or a rectangle. Yeah, the whole way line 13 00:01:22,300 --> 00:01:28,720 Yeah, it's like a train city that doesn't move basically like snow pierced by standing in place 14 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:33,340 We're weird. I don't know if this is the future or what but let's continue reading 15 00:01:33,340 --> 00:01:39,160 It's definitely just there's so much money in Saudi Arabia that they are just throwing it at stupid things 16 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,600 They're also trying to kind of get better PR from like when they bought the PGA 17 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:45,600 Yeah 18 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:46,780 Yeah 19 00:01:46,780 --> 00:01:52,980 Skeptics and supporters alike where this week given this is from back in July remember so this last 20 00:01:53,380 --> 00:01:59,220 Months given more insight into the extraordinary ambition of the development the centerpiece of the futuristic 21 00:01:59,780 --> 00:02:07,800 Neon site near the Gulf of Aqaba when the Kingdom's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman outlined central aspects of what he 22 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:14,880 Intended to be one of the most ambitious urban developments built in modern times first announced in 2017 neom has 23 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:23,800 Consistently raised eyebrows due to post-flourishes such as flying taxis and robot mates even as architects and economists have questioned its 24 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:30,920 feasibility and we own all what happens now after a hundred years of owning one of those sentience it is sentience 25 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:33,280 according to the Saudis 26 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:40,280 Artificial intelligence will be central to how people live in the 500 meter high 200 meter wide structure a car-free 27 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:46,220 Carbon neutral bubble that will boast near total sustainability and a temperate regulated microclimate 28 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:52,120 past environmental pledges by the kingdom such as about to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 29 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,560 2060 have prompted skepticism from environmentalists 30 00:02:56,200 --> 00:03:01,800 Yeah, they really don't give a shit about carbon neutrality. No, I wouldn't think so in Saudi 31 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:10,160 Multimedia presentations have added color to what until now had been a concept that even some of the projects planners had found difficult to 32 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:17,200 Visualize the slickly produced film shows a mega city that partly resembles the Death Star with hanging gardens 33 00:03:17,920 --> 00:03:21,640 Residents will all have daily needs. I think we can all agree 34 00:03:21,640 --> 00:03:24,860 That's the only problem that there was with the Death Star not enough 35 00:03:24,860 --> 00:03:26,860 There wasn't hanging 36 00:03:30,220 --> 00:03:33,300 And I really didn't say minus the weapons 37 00:03:34,620 --> 00:03:38,860 Yeah, that's definitely what you want to make comparisons to for sure 38 00:03:38,860 --> 00:03:47,380 Yeah, that's something about residents will have all daily needs reachable within a five minute walk while also having access 39 00:03:47,940 --> 00:03:53,540 access to other perks such as outdoor skiing facilities and high speed rail within an end-to-end 40 00:03:53,540 --> 00:03:59,740 Transit of 20 minutes according to a statement though neum will operate under its own founding law 41 00:03:59,780 --> 00:04:05,860 Which is still being prepared Saudi officials say they have no plans to waive the kingdom's alcohol ban 42 00:04:05,900 --> 00:04:11,900 Prince Mohammed's vision for modern Lebanon is central to his plans to transform the kingdom from an oil-dependent 43 00:04:12,380 --> 00:04:19,500 Economy and conservative society that he believes is ill-served to drive the country forward neum was partly conceived as a 44 00:04:19,500 --> 00:04:23,340 Divergence from tradition and from the sclerosis 45 00:04:24,100 --> 00:04:28,460 Sclerosis of the past four decades in which leaders double down on hard line 46 00:04:29,100 --> 00:04:30,540 interpretation of Islam 47 00:04:30,540 --> 00:04:36,060 Maintaining inflexible societal standards. So is it the line or is it called neum? 48 00:04:36,060 --> 00:04:38,540 I think that means the line in the Arabic 49 00:04:39,340 --> 00:04:45,780 The pictures of this thing are crazy. This is really just I would call this some yellow advertising 50 00:04:45,780 --> 00:04:52,900 Is it yellow advertising native advertising? I can't remember. It's basically where the Saudis are paying for good things to be written about them 51 00:04:52,900 --> 00:04:55,460 Don't forget Salman has had 52 00:04:55,940 --> 00:05:02,300 American journalists executed because he didn't like what they were saying and they've been working hard like this guy is not good 53 00:05:02,300 --> 00:05:08,260 He has way too much money. He gave two billion dollars to Jared Kushner after he was done with the Trump presidency and 54 00:05:08,260 --> 00:05:15,700 What else they're not good. They're trying to whitewash all their bad stuff with this nicer. Oh, no, we're a progressive state 55 00:05:15,700 --> 00:05:22,700 Well, they're also the ones that are basically like sleep slave labor with them in the Qataris and the UAE people 56 00:05:22,700 --> 00:05:28,500 Yeah, but yeah, they're basically whitewashing and they they're saying it's going to be a livable easily maneuverable city 57 00:05:28,500 --> 00:05:31,460 I don't know about you or if you would think this Chelsea 58 00:05:31,460 --> 00:05:38,140 But I think if you limit yourself to basically only two dimensions in which you can move things forward and back not left 59 00:05:38,140 --> 00:05:44,580 And right it's going to be hard to actually build a very easily to navigate city where everything's right near you 60 00:05:44,580 --> 00:05:51,260 It seems like a super weird thing and not only that but you move in here and what you're never gonna leave 61 00:05:51,260 --> 00:05:56,140 Is that the purpose of this in the middle of the desert? So yeah, like there's not really anything 62 00:05:56,140 --> 00:06:00,500 It was like once you get in there. They're making it so they're like you have everything right there 63 00:06:00,500 --> 00:06:05,980 So you never need to leave which is also a weird thing, but yeah, there's obviously more to the article 64 00:06:05,980 --> 00:06:11,740 I just thought it was an interesting thing to bring to the Renji mini this week and I just have to it costs 65 00:06:11,740 --> 00:06:13,740 I don't know what this is in 66 00:06:14,500 --> 00:06:17,100 Canadian dollars 1.2 67 00:06:17,620 --> 00:06:22,140 Tn Saudi Real which is 265 billion pounds 68 00:06:22,140 --> 00:06:30,300 I have nothing that actually means anything if anybody wants to like learn critical analysis of some of these projects that Arab countries are 69 00:06:30,340 --> 00:06:34,260 Working on I would highly recommend looking at the youtuber Adam something 70 00:06:34,260 --> 00:06:39,140 He does a pretty good critical analysis of these types of projects and pretty good at videos don't know 71 00:06:39,140 --> 00:06:43,260 What his last name is it's a little YouTube is Adam something. Okay. Yeah 72 00:06:44,180 --> 00:06:46,940 And that should give you guys something to do over the next 48 hours 73 00:06:47,140 --> 00:06:51,140 So there you go because you're just gonna sit there and wait for our podcast to come out 74 00:06:51,140 --> 00:06:54,580 You might as well be looking at some little dogs to a window you 75 00:06:54,580 --> 00:07:02,420 Do just attached to our podcast anyhow, see you guys Friday. Bye