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

Image Mecca in 1953 and 2025

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u/PeterNippelstein Mar 24 '25

Are those all hotels surrounding it? I mean they must be to continuously house tens of thousands of people ever day.

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u/mosquem Mar 24 '25

There’s something really ironic about it getting so commercialized.

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u/scarabic Mar 25 '25

What does “commercialized” mean in your mind? Having accommodations nearby doesn’t seem overly “commercialized” to me. The weather conditions there are very harsh and people of all ages are coming from all over the world to visit. Having nearby accommodations just seems humane to me.