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minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoWhat’s your preferred projection? To say that Mercator “lies” is to misrepresent the complications of projecting a 3 dimensional object onto a 2 dimensional surface. All projections “lie” in this sense because they’re simplifications of reality - that’s what a map is.
minus-squareGrubberfly 🔮@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agothis video is based on the comic: it’s an animation on how each projection would change when shifted.
What’s your preferred projection?
To say that Mercator “lies” is to misrepresent the complications of projecting a 3 dimensional object onto a 2 dimensional surface. All projections “lie” in this sense because they’re simplifications of reality - that’s what a map is.
this video is based on the comic: it’s an animation on how each projection would change when shifted.