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This is a silly project that solves a problem no one has. When we encounter aliens, it'll maybe make sense to have some designation for humans/earth as a whole. In the meantime though, it's completely meaningless.

And the flag itself is... ok I guess, but there are a million designs that would be equally acceptable.

I just don't get the point.

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I'd say it creates a sense of unity with those that travel into outer space.

I concur. When I see some spacecraft bearing the flag of one particular country, I feel something is missing, for I myself also feel part of quest for a greater understanding of our boundaries with outer space. A flag of the earth would create that sense of unity you referred to.

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