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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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[–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

99.9% of the use cases of maps are digital anyway. Why do we not just adopt a globe as the official world map?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Too many things need flat maps and UN logos, like websites, walls, paper...

    They should have an official 3D representation as well as official 2D representation, and use the 3D where it makes sense.

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