anyone else incapable of not thinking “wow the amount of people and layers of work that went into this” anytime anything ever happens or exists? and i mean anything. think about any random thing right now. think about the phone in your hands, your favorite blanket, a game at a stadium, an arctic expedition, an app nobody uses. all the designers, planners, organizers, manufacturers, sailors, pilots, drivers, any and everyone involved in getting that thing to you or to exist. everything manmade that exists in this world wouldn’t be possible without hundreds or thousands of people being involved in its process. and I think that’s nuckin futs
I highly recommend the book Thanks a Thousand by A.J. Jacobs! He decided to personally thank every person involved with the production of his daily cup of coffee and quickly realized how difficult that really is! He started with his barista and tracked down everyone from the farmer who grew the beans to the driver of the truck who delivered them to the cafe to the construction worker who paved the road for the truck to drive, and so on. It’s an excellent read :)