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This is correct. Maps are a flat 2d representation of the surface of a round(ish) earth. In order to do this, you have to warp and distort the actual surface to get it to fit in a rectangle. There are many solutions to this problem, and these are called projections. You can accurately depict, or "preserve" certain properties of the surface of the earth, but not all of them at the same time in any given projection. The relevant properties are shape, area, distance, and direction. You can have a map more or less accurately depict one or more of these properties depending on your use case, but never all of them at once. This means different projections are more useful than others in different contexts. If you want a map for navigating a ship, you likely want to preserve distance/direction. If you want to do an analysis of regional crop diversity and land use or forestry industry mature timber reserves for example, you might want to preserve area. The Mercator protection is just one of these projections and the rationale for its use in any given context is much more nuanced than simply to give the illusion that White people are a majority or that we occupy some "unfair" portion of the earth's landmass.

> It's impossible to accurately depict a globe on a flat plane.

100% accurately, not. but you can close to it.
the factual map is closer.

and it was done on purpose btw. as everything is in this world, all scripted.

you could see the whole continent? or was it just a long time