return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoGoogle says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updateswww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square262fedilinkarrow-up1595arrow-down133cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlinenews@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squareCocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 month agoThat’s an interesting theory, we may just test that out. But I suspect that ten years from now, it’s name will be whatever it’s been saying on the maps. Just ask New Yorkers (sorry, I mean new Amsterdamers).
minus-squarerimjob_rainerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month agoNew Amsterdam is different, that was hundreds of years ago before there were millions of printed maps, and it’s a different thing to rename own landmarks after a conquest versus something which isn’t within your country.
That’s an interesting theory, we may just test that out.
But I suspect that ten years from now, it’s name will be whatever it’s been saying on the maps. Just ask New Yorkers (sorry, I mean new Amsterdamers).
New Amsterdam is different, that was hundreds of years ago before there were millions of printed maps, and it’s a different thing to rename own landmarks after a conquest versus something which isn’t within your country.