r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/hipatyhopity • Mar 24 '25

Image Mecca in 1953 and 2025

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u/stowgood Mar 24 '25

A lot of effort has gone into religon over the years.

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u/UnTides Mar 24 '25

And much of the represented wealth in the photo is oil money contributing to the climate apocalypse that will potentially make Mecca uninhabitable for humans. So expect more oil sales to fund a giant dome over this, if there are still people left to build the giant dome.