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sotonohito t1_j23p2dk wrote

Reply to comment by werdnak84 in Saudi Arabia in talks over plans for next-generation space stations. Saudi space official lays out ambitions for commercial ventures among the stars. by jivatman

Which is why they're doing stupid things like golf courses. No one wants to travel thousands of miles to a sand pit to play golf. And the water requirements of a golf course are expensive in a place like Saudi Arabia.

They'll always have at least some tourism simply because of Mecca, but I'm doubtful that they can sustain an entire national economy on that.

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werdnak84 t1_j23tkum wrote

No one. Except the wealthy. Attract the billionaires and that's the easiest in to getting what you want.

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sotonohito t1_j23v5y8 wrote

The wealthy only go to Saudi Arabia because it's rich, money has a gravity. Once Saudi Arabia is a poverty stricken nation the world's rich will go elsewhere.

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