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African Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's only taken 20 years for this to be real

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[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Such a beautiful scene.

"But you can't do that!"

"Why not?"

"Because you're freaking me out!"

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[–] sugarfoot00@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago*

Beat me to it. Except it's more like 25 years. Now get off my lawn.

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[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

It was very much a real discussion back then as well. The writers didn’t invent this argument.

People have been complaining about maps in general since we first started making them. The Gall-Peters projection that they mentioned traces its origins back to 1855 when James Gall first introduced the concept.

In the 1970’s, Arno Peters made this projection well known. He specifically argued the point the show makes: other maps distort our perception of the world and it fosters problems with how we treat some countries.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall%E2%80%93Peters_projection

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[–] Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

I was honestly not aware. Learn something new every day!

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[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You’re welcome, enjoy your odd new fact :D

Stuff like this is why I really enjoy The West Wing. It often has interesting real world arguments that it plays out smartly. A bit too optimistic in our current political climate, but still fun to watch.

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