Comment on YSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to choose their own voters. In many countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United States

• lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  this assumes a left to right interpretation which is not universal

  While this is true, the graphic is in English using the Latin script. The Latin script is, as you might know, a left to right script which triggers a left to right interpretation of the whole thing.

  Honestly, it didn’t trigger me at all but it would be more logical to also put the bigger color first (read: on the left)

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  • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    agreed, I think the reasoning makes sense given that context 😄

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    • lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Thanks, I like being right on the internet

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      • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        ha, relatable

        I do have to think about these assumptions in web design, e.g. using block start or end padding styles instead of padding left or right, so that the page will render correctly if loaded in a different cultural context / language. Euro-centrism is strong, but English isn’t the only language, and Western culture isn’t the only culture.

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  • riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yeah, it’s written in English, which is read left to right.

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    • lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Thanks fot adding context to my comment

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      • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        💀💀💀

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