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Originally Posted by wwmiv
Can you imagine how much of that building sits empty in Dubai, a metro smaller than Austin, and with a smaller economy (albeit not directly comparable), much greater wealth inequality, and a gigantic reliance on very fragile tourism industry built on unsustainable economics?
... albeit it has perhaps a higher profile globally ...
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But at least Tom Cruise got to climb it in a movie, so it has that going for it...