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Jabbles
on June 22, 2023
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Maps distort how we see the world
> as well as a ton of navigational utility
Surely this utility was only ever useful for sailors, and these days not even them?
ralusek
on June 22, 2023
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No I mean like when you open your maps application and want to go somewhere with GPS, latitude and longitude will be vertical and horizontal and proportionally spaced due to the map using a projection like Mercator...
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Surely this utility was only ever useful for sailors, and these days not even them?