Without a right map, Christopher Columbus is said that he was the first European contact with the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_(ship)#/media/File:Christopher_Columbus_on_Santa_Maria_in_1492..jpg
In his map he had no data about the area. He formulated a plan to seek a western sea passage to the East Indies, hoping to profit from the lucrative spice trade.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus#/media/File:ColombusMap.jpg
Now we are in a pilgrim journey by a dugout in a cyber space dominated by GAFA without knowing where to go.
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https://www.kahaku.go.jp/research/activities/special/koukai/en/
GAFA + #$% is dominating ....
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/map-of-the-internet_n_4697389
Digital Divides
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http://www.itu.int/net/wsis/
Where are we?
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CMB_universe_expansion.png