In Southern California, over 100 cargo ships were backed up at sea, unable to unload. This led to the "Great Holiday Toy Shortage" of 2021. Companies were frantically trying to move goods, and for the first time in decades, the average person became intensely interested in how maritime shipping worked. 2. The Dawn of the James Webb Telescope
After decades of delays, the most powerful telescope ever built was sitting on a launchpad in French Guiana. Engineers were performing final "aliveness" tests. The video recorded on your device exists in that final window of time before we had the capability to see the "First Light" of the universe. 3. The Tech Shift video_2021-12-09_14-35-55.mp4
In December 2021, the world was in a unique state of "reopening anxiety." While the file was being saved, two major stories were dominating the global stage: the and the Global Supply Chain Crisis . 1. The Logistics Bottleneck In Southern California, over 100 cargo ships were
Technologically, December 2021 was the peak of the craze. Facebook had recently rebranded to Meta, and on the day this video was saved, the digital world was obsessed with "Web3." The video recorded on your device exists in