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[–] mrmule@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

One of the most common criticisms of the Mercator map is that it exaggerates the size of countries nearer the poles, while downplaying the size of those near the equator

For example, let's move Russia towards the equator

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago

Mercator does compensate for that by introducing reference rectangles. But of course, that doesn't help when people making posts using those maps, are unaware of how to read them. And also just remove said reference rectangles