When did the West stop trying?
When did the West stop trying?
Alexander Morales
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Henry Bell
most of these require some fairly sparesely populated cities.
its a clusterfuck managing to build these in any major city that isn't an empty parking lot.
Jose Bell
Because merely money waste
Parker Collins
Beyond a certain height Skyscrapers are not even practical. The Shanghai tower is about that limit, anything over is just a dick waving contest.
Josiah Perry
when it grew out of the shower stage. Now it's up to shit countries to show that they're part of the modern civilization
Logan Thomas
Bigger question is why are shithole countries building big-ass towers and trying to have space programs instead of making themselves not shitholes?
Jordan Williams
No need to compensate amirite
Juan Morales
Our economies are driven by demand, not by oppressive oil monarchies trying to show off their wealth to the rest of the world.
Isaiah Moore
>Willis Tower
TRIGGERED
Jonathan Scott
most large cities have a height restriction on new buildings so specific existing buildings can have a good view from the observation floor
Elijah Perez
ostankino tower is fo fucking huge, i cannot imagine how does burj-khalifa look irl
Kevin Green
I've seen it from the airport miles away
Jason Reyes
Part of the idea is that there's a multiplier effect and that it's easier to find financial capital (big arse buildings) or political capital (into space) than for the other stuff that you're possibly thinking of
Owen Barnes
When we realised, bigger doesn't mean better.
>Literally, muh dik, arguments.
John Martin
>Age of man
>still can't build tall towers
embarrassing tbqh.
Ryan Cruz
I've never been around any buildings taller than the Washington Monument before, and that was stunning to me up-close
I can't imagine what these insane structures would look like
Jaxon Edwards
Leo Butler
>Willis Tower
>Willis
Colton Jenkins
I mean, videos are one thing, actually standing next to it and looking up at the top is another
Luis Brown
When they realized their dick size was about average
Also that explains why niggers dont really give a shit
Lucas Murphy
When they realized it was a pissing match.
Andrew Walker
What happened to 9/11?
Mason Bailey
Shanghai tower looks like something you could buy from bad dragon
John Rogers
Because the West realized how much of a pointless waste of money it is and stopped being so stupid. Once again making the East look stupid and backwards.