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The world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projection (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 8 points 2 days ago (1 child)

We had some cartography classes in the university and since then I cant accept anything other than 3D globe or parts of it.

I don't fly an airplane or sail a ship to need straight lines.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago*

    Yes, all of the 2D projections distort too much. When possible, half of the globe should be shown, from whichever angle is most relevant. Many people have no idea what a map centered on the North Pole looks like, and how close the countries in the northern hemisphere are to each other.

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