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flexagoon • yesterday at 5:46 PM • 4 replies • view on HN

Here's an image I made to show the difference between Robinson and Equal Earth:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comparison_of_Equal_...

Whichever you prefer, what matters is that we should all just stop using Mercator.

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mdp2021 • yesterday at 6:41 PM

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WillAdams • today at 3:47 AM

Well, we should use Mercator for its intended purpose (only), which is to accurately show/determine angles for navigation....

poncho_romero • yesterday at 6:24 PM

Why? Mercator is useful and familiar to billions of people.