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Today, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes (programming.dev)
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https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/04/world/un-vote-new-world-map-intl-scli

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[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

A globe cannot always be used so it's best if we find a replacement for the Mercator projection, i do agree we need to use globes more often though