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The Ever Given is very big and very stuck. Only as good as its weakest link.
The Ever Given is very big and very stuck. Only as good as its weakest link.
“You never, ever think about all the big-ass boats out there full of cheap clothes or baby strollers, the industry is working as designed. But a significant majority of your material possessions, including virtually everything you’ve ever bought from Amazon or Best Buy or Target or Walmart, was ferried most of the way from where it was manufactured to where you bought it on a ship similar to the one currently taking an extended smoke break in the Suez.”
“You never, ever think about all the big-ass boats out there full of cheap clothes or baby strollers, the industry is working as designed. But a significant majority of your material possessions, including virtually everything you’ve ever bought from Amazon or Best Buy or Target or Walmart, was ferried most of the way from where it was manufactured to where you bought it on a ship similar to the one currently taking an extended smoke break in the Suez.”
This was a fantastic read! The line “You know what else creates friction? Sand.” had my laughing uproariously for some reason, probably a combination of the serious preceding paragraph, the mental imagery of the boat, and the whole absurd situation in general.
This was a fantastic read! The line “You know what else creates friction? Sand.” had my laughing uproariously for some reason, probably a combination of the serious preceding paragraph, the mental imagery of the boat, and the whole absurd situation in general.
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Speaking of derailing, what does this comment have to do with anything? Yes, these are the opening lines of the article, but they without the next line they make no sense.
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Speaking of derailing, what does this comment have to do with anything? Yes, these are the opening lines of the article, but they without the next line they make no sense.
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