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Did they, though? If it's not sustainable can it really be considered a success? It sounds like it's on the brink of collapse with water shortages getting worse ever year.

Once we actually make it sustainable maybe then we can evaluate the success of the project, imo.

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Blockbust failed to innovate, but they were certainly a success of the time.

I find it odd that we expect everything to be a sustained success. Society progresses. Our needs change.

For environmental impact? .. yea, i'd think so. We can rape the land and call it a success all day long but when it brings us to ruin i'd hardly call that success.

Short term profits are the ruin of humanity in my view. Doubly so when human lives and environmental damage is the cost. Lets not play stock market with those, please.

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