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

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[–] 278 points 2 months ago (36 children)

you must be kidding

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  • [–] 176 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    And of course, nobody is surprised.

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  • [–] 73 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    I'm more surprised that Russia voted Yes

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  • [+] 70 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (12 children)
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  • [–] 62 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Not even Israel voted with the US this time. Take this opportunity for reflection.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    It's because they don't want the world to see it getting bigger as it starts annexing its neighbors' land.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    The new map projection makes land close to equator bigger and land closer to the north and south poles smaller.

    Anyone who is not living under a rock knows what is happening and those who still approve genocide don't give damn they are getting bigger.

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  • [+] -12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    The title:

    Today, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes

    Haters, probably:

    let's still make this about us hating Israel - in comparison to how we hate the US

    GJ for the UN. I hope it'll make good progress in the long run for all of us. More accurate representation of the world - for more adequate and fair decisions and actions.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    It's a common pattern for the General Assembly that essentially all of the world votes together, and then the United States, Israel plus some tiny island nations votes together. This vote struck me as deviating from that pattern because the United States literally stands alone on this issue. Even the number of Abstentions is unusually low.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Wow, the US government is so paranoid, because how the fuck in your right mind can you find a reason to think “everyone’s out to get me” because others want to edit a map? It’s also funny how they never specify what this “radical ideology” is, despite constantly complaining about it like a child would about their mother not getting them an ice cream.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    I can't make heads or tails of what point this word salad is actually intending to convey. It sounds like a toddler trying to argue because hes afraid try a new food on his plate.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Guess they will soon not only have their own system of measuring distance, weight and temperature; but also their own system of displaying Earth. They want to live in their own version of reality i guess.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    "Nooo, don't change the mirror to one that reflects things accurately! I like this one better because it makes me look taller, more muscular, and better-endowed!"

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    It isn't more accurate than Mercator, it just preserves different features.

    When flattening a map, there are 4 competing aspects of the globe you can try to preserve: shape, direction, area, and distance. You can't preserve all 4 at once. You can try to min-max on 1 or 2 (e.g. Mercator preserves direction and shape since that's what's needed for sailing), or you can accept some distortions of all 4 in a compromise projection.

    It all depends on the purpose of the map.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    My one question is why

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