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Re:Maps Distort How We See the World by trhfhxggf on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @03:49PM (#36423426)
Well, if you define up and down as the axis perpendicular to the ecliptic, there is an up and down in the solar system.
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Re:Maps Distort How We See the World by ubermonkey on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @04:34PM (#36424014)
Kinda? It's still arbitrary which one we think of as "up" and which we think of as "down," though, right?
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