• Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldOP
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    9 hours ago

    99% of people dont know that there other projections. I dare you to ask people which map projection is their favorite.

    Ideally yes we should stick to standard and make sure everyone knows thay there are many variants and none of them perfectly represent the sphere were on but thats not happening.

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      8 hours ago

      I don’t believe that 99% figure for a second. Unless geography is removed from all curricula worldwide. Even still, that ignorance would not signify what this movement implies. It is a useful map; end of story. If the movement were, “We should increase public knowledge of geography and how projections work,” fine. But it isn’t.