▲ 120 ▼ The U.N. backs a new world map showing Africa in its true relative size (www.npr.org) submitted 1 day ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 child) So promoting accuracy is a reason to loose credibility in your mind? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -12 points 1 day ago (1 child) Accuracy isn't the problem, if they'd come out and said we're changing the map to be more accurate I would have been like, great! But this whole, Africa needs justice for appearing smaller on a map, I cried tears of joy etcetc this is about social justice etc what a load of wank permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Supercrunchy@programming.dev 1 point 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 child) If you want to hear "the map is more accurate" from someone, I can tell you that the map is more accurate, unless you want to navigate or fly over the oceans. Every map is imperfect, but the usual map you see everywhere (Mercator) was made for seafaring, not land usage. The new projection they voted for is new, so they probably considered a different compromise of objectives, and it doesn't take much to be better than Mercator. Ask yourself why the entire world voted for it, except the usual regressive country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 1 hour ago* If you want to hear “the map is more accurate” from someone No I'm aware the map is more accurate, my argument was that this should be a map update not a social justice conquest, as if somehow this will make 1 bit of difference to this: https://aussie.zone/comment/24819784 permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -12 points 1 day ago (1 child) Accuracy isn't the problem, if they'd come out and said we're changing the map to be more accurate I would have been like, great! But this whole, Africa needs justice for appearing smaller on a map, I cried tears of joy etcetc this is about social justice etc what a load of wank permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Supercrunchy@programming.dev 1 point 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 child) If you want to hear "the map is more accurate" from someone, I can tell you that the map is more accurate, unless you want to navigate or fly over the oceans. Every map is imperfect, but the usual map you see everywhere (Mercator) was made for seafaring, not land usage. The new projection they voted for is new, so they probably considered a different compromise of objectives, and it doesn't take much to be better than Mercator. Ask yourself why the entire world voted for it, except the usual regressive country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 1 hour ago* If you want to hear “the map is more accurate” from someone No I'm aware the map is more accurate, my argument was that this should be a map update not a social justice conquest, as if somehow this will make 1 bit of difference to this: https://aussie.zone/comment/24819784 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Supercrunchy@programming.dev 1 point 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 child) If you want to hear "the map is more accurate" from someone, I can tell you that the map is more accurate, unless you want to navigate or fly over the oceans. Every map is imperfect, but the usual map you see everywhere (Mercator) was made for seafaring, not land usage. The new projection they voted for is new, so they probably considered a different compromise of objectives, and it doesn't take much to be better than Mercator. Ask yourself why the entire world voted for it, except the usual regressive country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 1 hour ago* If you want to hear “the map is more accurate” from someone No I'm aware the map is more accurate, my argument was that this should be a map update not a social justice conquest, as if somehow this will make 1 bit of difference to this: https://aussie.zone/comment/24819784 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 1 hour ago* If you want to hear “the map is more accurate” from someone No I'm aware the map is more accurate, my argument was that this should be a map update not a social justice conquest, as if somehow this will make 1 bit of difference to this: https://aussie.zone/comment/24819784 permalink fedilink source parent