2. how things can go wrong / be misunderstood in systems of human knowledge.
3. cartography that is beautiful.
with #3 probably the most important - I think the site is beautiful, but only if you can disagree that design is only beautiful if it is functional (emphasis on the only there)
I also got this love/hate impression. It's beautiful, but frustrating. I love maps in general, but couldn't bear the interface beyond opening just one map and then basically rage-closing the tab.
I did some research on what "The eyes of the world" actually means in different contexts, since it shows up in power metal a lot, without much real explanation on what it means to "Look through the eyes of the world", but never quite found a solid answer.
I always chose to read it as meaning that one should have empathy for everyone (or almost everyone, this is metal after all!) including for the natural world.
Or perhaps, that we should look at things which are bigger than our individual Facebook group chat drama squabbles.
I always loved maps, especially ancient maps. I wonder if there's any book that would have a great collection of these. Kind of like a catalog of antique maps.
Cool pictures, if you can get to them.