Final Thoughts

When a mapmaker constructs a map, it’s always to the contours of the land. Or sea. The mapmaker doesn’t say, “Look, these rocks really don’t belong here, so I’m not going to include them in the harbor map.”

Uncharted rocks, sink ships (along with loose lips). Maybe this is an obvious truth. But I feel a lot of time is spent looking for top-down, all-encompassing solutions. From issues as disparate as electric vehicles, decarbonization, or strengthening the grid, it seems some grand path is right around the corner that announces the future. Sometimes it’s the other way around, though. Navigating around an obstacle leads to an unexpected solution.

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Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

Ethan Bernard

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