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[–] [S] -1 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

Worked for whom? The countries that are over-represented in the current map? Or the countries that started this petition?

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    If it was working for everyone, there would never be a widespread movement that got Mercator largely phased out of education.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    It was working for everyone in navigation, where angles mattered. Which is why it became the most used map.

    It was phased out in favour of maps showing area more correctly, because navigation w. maps became less important, not because "it didn't work".

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