Plans for "The Mindful City" in Bhutan

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bhutan-emigration-crisis-60-minutes/

I didn't know anything about Bhutan before reading this, so it sounded fairly Solarpunk to me. I'm hopeful for their new city.

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juli@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I didn't know anything about Bhutan before reading this, but their culture sounds outstandingly Solarpunk to me.

Not so sure about that. Their happiness index and "culture" are a marketing stunt to lure tourists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_cleansing_in_Bhutan

jeffhykin@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y

Yeah :/ it does appear that way. I looked into them a bit after reading the article, they've got a 61/100 score on the freedom house index (US is 83/100). From freedom of speech to freedom of religion, there seems to be a lot of not-as-advertised realities.