QuilotoaMar 20

TIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are.

https://lemmy.ca/post/62085022

TIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are. - Lemmy.ca

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Show threadblockheadjt

All you need is one nitwit arguing for a nonsense position for there to be “no agreement.”

There are 7 continents. Anyone who disagrees is just soapboxing for clout.

Mar 21 at 8:11pmWeb
Show threadGoodlucksilMar 21

The result might be an agreement that may not satisfy everyone completely, but indicates the overall concurrence of the group. – WP:DISCUSSCONSENSUS

What I’m saying is that one idiot disagreeing does not break consensus.

Show threadAlleroMar 21
6, actually. Eurasia is one continent and it takes a lot of mental gymnastics to claim there are two separate continents there.
Show threadQuilotoaMar 21
What do you define as a continent?
Show threadiglouMar 21
I hope this is bait :) Because this is the dumbest comment I’ve read all week.
Show threadpercentMar 22

Most countries that speak romance languages use a six-continent model that combines the Americas into a single continent called America.

That would be a LOT of people soapboxing. Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, all countries in the Americas that are south of the US, and more.

It tends to create confusion in cross-cultural conversations online because “America” does not mean the same place for everyone.