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> Purpose of the flag 1. To be used while representing planet Earth. Whoever you are, you do not represent the planet Earth. At most perhaps you represent so
by hirundo 5y ago
> Purpose of the flag 1. To be used while representing planet Earth.
Whoever you are, you do not represent the planet Earth. At most perhaps you represent some fraction of one species on the planet. To claim otherwise is a kind of colonialism. It is no more justified when you do it than when a queen or pope does it.
And if in some bizarre scifi scenario you come to represent the planet Earth in some sense ... wouldn't it be better to just use a picture of Earth? It's quite distinctive.
- bostonsre 5y agoI think the point isn't to lay claim to representing planet earth, the point is to unite people on earth to stop the tribalism and bickering over trivial crap. We are a pale blue dot in a sea of blackness and the world would be a better place if everyone thought we were on the same team.
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- justin66 5y ago“People on earth” is a pretty huge group, but I think given the right kind of publicity, a fraction of them could find themselves united in their dislike of the purveyors of that flag.
- akira2501 5y agoI would assume tribalism comes from conflict over limited resources, and not because everyone failed to agree on a logo. I would also assume that there are forces that benefit and profit from fomenting and hosting this "bickering" and simply draping some new bunting over the whole mess isn't going to change much.
- rbanffy 5y agoMaybe we can drive attention to the logo so we start bickering about it and not about limited resources.
- bostonsre 5y agoMaybe some of the tribalism is due to fighting over limited resources but I don't think it can solely be blamed in a society of plenty like the United States and other places. I don't believe the overview effect is made up. Simply doing nothing and letting it continue seems like a shit option. Anything that attempts to give people better context to unite instead of divide seems worth while to me.
- jollybean 5y agoPlenty of people, including myself, want nothing to do with some other tribes, it's our prerogative, not yours. The 'everything flag' will mostly mean the 'USA + kind of China and sometimes UK/EU/Japan' flag.
- rbanffy 5y agoJust China and India have a lot more people than the US.
- _zywo 5y agoSo then I suppose the Earth flag will be for the people who are willing to share the Earth, and the non-Earth flags can be for those who do not wish to share.
- bostonsre 5y agoYep, until there is a planet threatening asteroid or an alien invasion or a clusterfuck of a climate crisis. It is easy to see coming together for an immediate crisis but I don't understand why a slow moving trainwreck crisis doesn't convince everyone that we're all human beings in this together and that we as a species would be better off in the long run to be on the same team.
- tux3 5y agoIf you use a picture of Earth, which side are you going to photograph? The nations on the other side won't be on the flag.
- hirundo 5y agoA flag has two sides.
- rbanffy 5y agoWhy is North up? And since we are talking about the Earth, what does “up” even mean?
- dudleypippin 5y agoEvery instance of the flag will be created with a random view and rotation of the planet! (But none will have New Zealand, of course.) (Or it’s some cool cloth display that shows a rotating version in realtime.)
- rbanffy 5y agoAnd by minting each flag as an NFT, the whole project is self funding. That’s genius!
- jollybean 5y agoYes, a flag with 7 rings is clearly Colonialist! And it's not inclusive of those who do not identify as being from Earth, it denies their identity, and therefore is a form of violence against them. "wouldn't it be better to just use a picture of Earth?" And what about those members of our Universal Community who are vision-impaired ?!? Aliens will think of us as colonialist, cis-planetary, ableist bigots, we don't want that.
- russelldjimmy 5y agoMany a truth are spoken in jest. Sorry about getting downvoted!
- kingcharles 5y agoCan I just legally claim the Earth? Under the Outer Space Treaty no nation can claim a heavenly body, but it doesn't discount a person from doing so: thus the selling of Moon land was born. So, I'm laying my stake right now. Right here. I am your new Galactic Overlord. I will give you all 14 days to pack your belongings and leave. I have sold the Earth and a new hyperspace bypass is being built and your continued presence is an inconvenience. I will leave the plans posted at Alpha Centauri for you to read at your leisure. I also put them online here: http://alphacentauri.milkyway.deptoftransport.universe/earth-demolition-notice http://alphacentauri.milkyway.deptoftransport.universe/earth...