Optional to Political Memes@lemmy.world • 4 months agoSee This Red Area? This Is Sandlemmy.worldimagemessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up11.31Karrow-down121cross-posted to: map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up11.29Karrow-down1imageSee This Red Area? This Is Sandlemmy.worldOptional to Political Memes@lemmy.world • 4 months agomessage-square170fedilinkcross-posted to: map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
minus-square@5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish24•4 months agothere’s no lying like lying with maps (for those ggr nerds, yes, “the map was a lie”)
minus-square@flonker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink12•4 months agoEspecially Google maps, they persuaded my friend to turn right and now he thinks corporations are people.
minus-square@5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agonever considered online service maps much as political maps, but of course they are. What gets mapped as POI tells people what they are to find interesting and what not vice versa.
there’s no lying like lying with maps
(for those ggr nerds, yes, “the map was a lie”)
Especially Google maps, they persuaded my friend to turn right and now he thinks corporations are people.
never considered online service maps much as political maps, but of course they are. What gets mapped as POI tells people what they are to find interesting and what not vice versa.