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The ceo of flexport rented a boat and toured the area and reported on issues people saw and reported to him. Very informative. Tweet thread @ https://twitter.

The ceo of flexport rented a boat and toured the area and reported on issues people saw and reported to him. Very informative. Tweet thread @ https://twitter.com/typesfast/status/1451543776992845834 https://twitter.com/typesfast/status/1451543776992845834 Or threadreader https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1451543776992845834.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1451543776992845834.html

rdtwo 5y ago
The renting a boat thing seems like a show. Hes got experts that should already know these things from other data sources. The boat thing is for simpletons in media to understand and spin
- burnished 5y ago
  Taking time to stop and look at a problem is for simpletons? I don't think thats right.
- divbzero 5y ago
  The boat tour seemed like much more than a PR show to me. There’s a lot of power in (a) seeing things in person to add context to the understanding you’ve built remotely, and (b) talking to people on the ground who are first-hand experts on what’s working and what’s not.
- raegis 5y ago
  It is interesting to see this up close, from a human perspective. I was on a boat to Long Beach from Catalina last month, and the container ships are just everywhere. I counted 25 in view from the just right side of the boat. Very spooky.
- lm28469 5y ago
  There are a lot of broken industries/companies in which "experts" don't know shit besides what they learned in school from people with no actual hands on experience. Talking to the people on the job can be very efficient, I've seen it many times; people on top can be so full of themselves that they don't even want to accept they can be wrong. A collection of workers who know their shit will always be much more valuable than an expert looking at graphs from his office if you know how to interact with them Since it's on Twitter it's obviously partly a PR move but I wouldn't be surprised if it actually happened
HenryKissinger 5y ago
Some of these comments make sense, but this guy loves hyperbole. > This is a negative feedback loop that is rapidly cycling out of control that if it continues unabated will destroy the global economy. No, the global economy won't be destroyed because of backed up cargo ships in LA/Long Beach. Don't be ridiculous Ryan.
- bart_spoon 5y ago
  It’s not just LA and Long Beach though. Similar problems are happening at a lot of major ports, at least in the US.

rdtwo 5y ago

The renting a boat thing seems like a show. Hes got experts that should already know these things from other data sources. The boat thing is for simpletons in media to understand and spin

burnished 5y ago
Taking time to stop and look at a problem is for simpletons? I don't think thats right.
divbzero 5y ago
The boat tour seemed like much more than a PR show to me. There’s a lot of power in (a) seeing things in person to add context to the understanding you’ve built remotely, and (b) talking to people on the ground who are first-hand experts on what’s working and what’s not.
raegis 5y ago
It is interesting to see this up close, from a human perspective. I was on a boat to Long Beach from Catalina last month, and the container ships are just everywhere. I counted 25 in view from the just right side of the boat. Very spooky.
lm28469 5y ago
There are a lot of broken industries/companies in which "experts" don't know shit besides what they learned in school from people with no actual hands on experience. Talking to the people on the job can be very efficient, I've seen it many times; people on top can be so full of themselves that they don't even want to accept they can be wrong. A collection of workers who know their shit will always be much more valuable than an expert looking at graphs from his office if you know how to interact with them Since it's on Twitter it's obviously partly a PR move but I wouldn't be surprised if it actually happened

HenryKissinger 5y ago

Some of these comments make sense, but this guy loves hyperbole. > This is a negative feedback loop that is rapidly cycling out of control that if it continues unabated will destroy the global economy. No, the global economy won't be destroyed because of backed up cargo ships in LA/Long Beach. Don't be ridiculous Ryan.

bart_spoon 5y ago
It’s not just LA and Long Beach though. Similar problems are happening at a lot of major ports, at least in the US.