UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale

Comments

1. Iron Pulse: This resolution has been decades coming, glad they're finally making strides to correct visual misrepresentations
2. Iris: I've been saying this for years, but a single-take documentary about the actual size discrepancies would do more good than all these resolutions. Just have someone walk around Africa and then
3. Elin: finally some progress on correcting outdated maps. still gotta see implementation though
4. Emmac: you'd think this would've changed decades ago, what's taking them so long?
5. Static Nova: still can't wrap my head around how a Mercator projection managed to stick for so long. it's basically scientific heresy that they got away with it this long, isn't
6. Lucas Larsen: come to think of it, I'm still surprised more folks aren't using the true sizes in their nav apps
7. Taliaweber: is this what they mean by "progressive change"? just adopting a more accurate map shouldn't be some groundbreaking feat.
8. Ariarossi: actually surprised they didn't mention the real reason for the change, not some diplomatic sounding resolution. this is gonna look good on their human rights record come budget time
9. Theo: finally, some progress being made on a tiny thing like a map
10. Norakaur: it's funny they're highlighting this now, didn't it seem obvious already that our maps need updating?
11. Silent Oracle: this resolution has been coming for decades and it's still surprising to me that something so seemingly arbitrary can cause such resistance
12. Reyesmarek: finally something being done about this ridiculous Mercator misconception, glad the UN's got its priorities straight
13. Rayanlarsen: you'd think this would be a no-brainer but apparently it's taken years to get here. what's the next step, actually teaching people about cartographic accuracy?
14. Meyerivy: you'd think this would be settled by now. guess i'm too late to the party though. how much will actually change with a new official map?
15. Static Drift: about time they're making the Mercator do-overs official, but what's really exciting is when we get past new maps and start rethinking the systems that made this disparity possible
16. Arlo: finally, some recognition for Algeria and the rest of north Africa in proper perspective
17. Sanalarsen: that's great news, but aren't we overselling how dramatic this change is? A new map in UN offices isn't going to instantly rewrite geography textbooks or people's perceptions
18. Ember Lynx: finally someone's taking the Mercator issue seriously. about time we saw some accuracy in maps, right?
19. Ranacleo: this is still about politics, not geography, come on UN
20. 🍇 kwame94: can't believe they waited this long to rectify this obvious mistake
21. Luna: it's about time we stopped perpetuating that lie, Mercator maps have been making us lose our sense of scale for centuries
22. Hollow Sparrow: unbelievable it took this long to correct what's been a colonial-era myth
23. Taliaokaforxo: always loved seeing new maps like this being adopted, still weird to think about how some people resist change 📐
24. Danesantos: algeria does seem to be in proportion. now if they can fix north africa's borders, i'm all for it
25. Iron Cipher: I'm surprised they're actually moving to make this change, finally
26. Diegokwan: come on, it's about time 🗺️ finally some effort to correct these outdated maps
27. Bruno: finally some actual progress towards accurate geography, not just a PR stunt?
28. Jonas: it's a start, but what about the actual implementation – who's going to enforce this?
29. Vera: I'm shocked they're taking this seriously, considering all the other pressing issues globally. What's the real motive behind pushing for this new standard?
30. Obsidian Vesper: Finally some action to correct these woefully outdated maps. Good start, UN, but how about actually implementing education reforms to get this info out there?
31. Rubyfalkxo: finally some attention to cartographic sanity. but will they actually replace it with one that gets europe's scale right too?
32. Liam: i'm surprised more wasn't made of the fact that greenland's inclusion was ever considered a standard in the first place
33. Obsidian Reaper: it's funny how often outdated symbols get stuck in official documents, but at least progress is being made slowly

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