Beti ona
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It's the same thing with certain Cities in China--the buildings look like something out of the future, but neither China, Dubai, nor the rest of the Middle East are more"advanced" than the US...at least not from a technological standpoint. In fact, I would argue (strongly) than NO country in the world (with possibly a few countries that may rival us) surpasses the US in terms of overall technological capability (but that is another talk for another day).
There is a reason that places like Dubai LOOK more advanced...and it has NOTHING to do with them being more technologically advanced than the US. In reality, the US BLOWS DUBAI AWAY in terms of overall technological advancement, which is why every war we fight with ANY country in the Middle East lasts a few days (laughable) before they finally crumble beneath the feet of our crushing military (which is WORLDS more advanced than ANYTHING the Middle East possesses), but I digress...
The reason countries like Dubai look more advanced is due to their architecture...and the reason for this is that these countries JUST RECENTLY came into their wealth. Therefore, their construction is much newer...and with an oil-loaded country like Kuwait, they can afford to hire the best architects (many of which come from the US) to build these structure for them.
In contrast, the vast majority of architecture in NYC is MUCH older, as the US has been far wealthier for far longer. The US built its cities up to pretty much what they are now 60-70 years ago...not just recently like the Kuwaitis or Chinese. When many of the buildings in NYC were built, they were considered technological marvels of their time, but when 70 years goes by...well, not so much anymore.
In general, the US CRUSHES the Middle east in terms of technological capability. While the whole world might have access to the same architectural capability (if they have the money to hire the best architects), FEW countries have the technological capability that the US does over such a broad range of areas. The US is the world's foremost super power for a reason.
I am NOT, in any way, bragging about my country, as we have PLENTY of problems over here, but to generally state that the middle East is MORE advanced than the US is just not accurate.
It is only the ego of the sheikhs of those countries, they feel inferior to the West and they want to show their power by building beautiful skyscrapers.
The advance of a society is much more than skyscrapers, technology and military power. In fact, all this only indicates that they are societies with a primitive value system, which includes all the countries of the world.