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I don't understand what you're saying. The article doesn't present this as a crisis. It doesn't really make sense to say it's okay or not okay, except insofar a

I don't understand what you're saying. The article doesn't present this as a crisis. It doesn't really make sense to say it's okay or not okay, except insofar as anything that isn't an existential threat is okay, I suppose.

p0pcult 3y ago
The second sentence of the article strongly implies some nefarious concentration of power and wealth among the globally powerful countries is at the root of the popularity of mercator projections.
- watwut 3y ago
  That is entirely on you tho. Becasuse that sentence does not imply anything about concentration of power nor about globally powerful countries and even nothing about origin of popularity of mercator projections. It does imply that poor countries around equator are bigger then they look like. That is it.
  - aydyn 3y ago
    It literally does. Dont play ignorant.
- coldtea 3y ago
  Well, they is a "nefarious concentration of power and wealth among the globally powerful countries". And the Mercator projection does suit them practically, and shows their countries bigger than they are, so...
  - robertlagrant 3y ago
    So...?
  - usrbinbash 3y ago
    > And the Mercator projection does suit them practically, and shows their countries bigger than they are, so... So what? Do these countries become more powerful, richer, or have more resources than others because they are represented bigger on a common map projection? If so, then let's just hope that our new overlords from the Antarctican Coalition are benign emperors :D
    - coldtea 3y ago
      >Do these countries become more powerful, richer, or have more resources than others because they are represented bigger on a common map projection? No. They become so by colonizing and stealing other's resources. Then the map projections that are convenient for them, are imposed upon the rest of humanity. This, among other legitimate uses, has the side-benefit for them of presenting said countries as larger than they are, and thus being one more way to subconsciously hammer onto everybody their superiority at that level too...
      - p0pcult 3y ago
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      - usrbinbash 3y ago
        > They become so by colonizing and stealing other's resources. Pretty sure all of the former colonies are independent nations by now, and have been for more than a generation. > Then the map projections that are convenient for them, are imposed upon the rest of humanity. Excuse me? Who is imposing what on whom now, and how? Last time I checked, everyone is free to use whatever map projection they want, centered on whatever point of the globe they want. Or they can use an actual globe. > has the side-benefit for them of presenting said countries as larger than they are, and thus being one more way to subconsciously hammer onto everybody their superiority at that level too... Yeah, pretty sure I don't perceive Antarctica as some kind of superior super-nation. Or greenland, although I gotta say, it's a really cool place, especially during summer.
        coldtea 3y ago

p0pcult 3y ago

The second sentence of the article strongly implies some nefarious concentration of power and wealth among the globally powerful countries is at the root of the popularity of mercator projections.

watwut 3y ago
That is entirely on you tho. Becasuse that sentence does not imply anything about concentration of power nor about globally powerful countries and even nothing about origin of popularity of mercator projections. It does imply that poor countries around equator are bigger then they look like. That is it.
- aydyn 3y ago
  It literally does. Dont play ignorant.
coldtea 3y ago
Well, they is a "nefarious concentration of power and wealth among the globally powerful countries". And the Mercator projection does suit them practically, and shows their countries bigger than they are, so...
- robertlagrant 3y ago
  So...?
- usrbinbash 3y ago
  > And the Mercator projection does suit them practically, and shows their countries bigger than they are, so... So what? Do these countries become more powerful, richer, or have more resources than others because they are represented bigger on a common map projection? If so, then let's just hope that our new overlords from the Antarctican Coalition are benign emperors :D
  - coldtea 3y ago
    >Do these countries become more powerful, richer, or have more resources than others because they are represented bigger on a common map projection? No. They become so by colonizing and stealing other's resources. Then the map projections that are convenient for them, are imposed upon the rest of humanity. This, among other legitimate uses, has the side-benefit for them of presenting said countries as larger than they are, and thus being one more way to subconsciously hammer onto everybody their superiority at that level too...
    - p0pcult 3y ago
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    - usrbinbash 3y ago
      > They become so by colonizing and stealing other's resources. Pretty sure all of the former colonies are independent nations by now, and have been for more than a generation. > Then the map projections that are convenient for them, are imposed upon the rest of humanity. Excuse me? Who is imposing what on whom now, and how? Last time I checked, everyone is free to use whatever map projection they want, centered on whatever point of the globe they want. Or they can use an actual globe. > has the side-benefit for them of presenting said countries as larger than they are, and thus being one more way to subconsciously hammer onto everybody their superiority at that level too... Yeah, pretty sure I don't perceive Antarctica as some kind of superior super-nation. Or greenland, although I gotta say, it's a really cool place, especially during summer.
      - coldtea 3y ago