This is a simple reblog of an article I found interesting on giving perspective to human progress.
The key points are these:
One ship today carries 3 times more freight than the whole English merchant fleet did 440 years ago.
1582 English merchant fleet capacity: 68 000 tons, crew of 16 000
2022 Capacity of a container ship 236 228 tons, crew of 22
https://galepooley.substack.com/p/thinking-more-about-shipping-innovation