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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 (lemmy.world)
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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You might note that the present is, in fact, not 500 years ago.

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Is that the answer to my question?

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

If you’re asking me to tell you the best way to navigate 500 years ago, I can’t help you because I’m not a historian. The point is that really has absolutely no bearing on how we should use maps today in the present.

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

And the present doesn't affect the past.