A map seems a terrible base layer for any information that isn’t trying to show proximity or proportional landmass. Seems ridiculous to mess around with talking

A map seems a terrible base layer for any information that isn’t trying to show proximity or proportional landmass. Seems ridiculous to mess around with talking about a projection when it’s still showing provinces related to their shape and size, which is worthless information here. Why not just use a population cartogram as the base? https://m.facebook.com/457568574373257/posts/this-is-a-population-cartogram-of-europe-in-2018europe-is-home-to-711-million-pe/1508438995952871/ https://m.facebook.com/457568574373257/posts/this-is-a-popul...