TheJesusaurus comments on Riyadh to introduce new metro track and vibrant street-food hub in 2026

[–] TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

Do you think you've said something meaningful here? Yes, market towns were basically invented in the middle ages, the king granted certain towns the right to hold markets.

That was 400 years ago

This is 2025, and street food

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[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml [S] 1 point 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

Yes, I have. I demonstrated how a centrally planned marketplace can thrive with a historical example. It is not like zoning laws and transit-oriented development are new things. But the effort was wasted on someone who already decided "Arab country bad" and won't look past their biases.

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[–] TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

When did I say anything about Arabs? Here I thought I was being critical of an authoritarian absolute monarchy built on oil and blood that's trying to buy good press by making a street food market....

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