Saudi Arabia's Dystopian Futuristic City Project Is Crashing and Burning

A supervisor once said about his own projects he had to sell to sponsors: every vision risks sounding insane or too unambitious -- it's like a walk on a knife's edge.

Well, it obviously needs a lot of experience to find the right balance. Not sure if the prince had (or did allow) for the right environment -- read: people who respectfully show the challenges that need to be taken first.

While most people (including me) saw it fail from the beginning, I cannot 100% deny a certain fascination with the ambition and passion. Kind of: the right adventurous spirit (for a kingdom getting to lazy, die to it's wealth), but not sufficiently mentored by wise man[sic!] -- I don't know how to put it into better words.

The project lacked a natural force (like a river seeking it's way) and tried too much like mechanical hammer hitting on an empty anvil (doing a lot of noise without creating a product).

I hope they find a why to turn around and revive the essence of the Prince's vision: build the future of the kingdom. (I would find that way more interesting than any schadenfreude)