"Maps - rich with data, alive with patterns - show us where we are and where we could be."
I love how you highlight the importance of free-thinking along the way. A map might try to tell us and others where we are, how much "space" we take up, etc but at the core we decide how we orient ourselves.
…it’s a mic drop seeing the differences the world looks like map to map…amazing what we hide from ourselves with the images and truths we show each other…what an artform the map…i have a buddy who made one of his hometown that was only magical places of interest…great read maksim…
This is such a though-provoking topic. Maps really do tell stories and as you said, shape the world we live in. It's fascinating (albeit a bit unnerving) to realize how a basic map can actually carry so much bias and influence our perception of a place. How great that you were able to help out Puerto Rico during that storm — bravo (both to that and this great essay)!
"Maps - rich with data, alive with patterns - show us where we are and where we could be."
I love how you highlight the importance of free-thinking along the way. A map might try to tell us and others where we are, how much "space" we take up, etc but at the core we decide how we orient ourselves.
Thank you for bending my mind this AM.
…it’s a mic drop seeing the differences the world looks like map to map…amazing what we hide from ourselves with the images and truths we show each other…what an artform the map…i have a buddy who made one of his hometown that was only magical places of interest…great read maksim…
This is such a though-provoking topic. Maps really do tell stories and as you said, shape the world we live in. It's fascinating (albeit a bit unnerving) to realize how a basic map can actually carry so much bias and influence our perception of a place. How great that you were able to help out Puerto Rico during that storm — bravo (both to that and this great essay)!