I see that Wikipedia already has a utilitarian flag created by a philosopher.
Have you spoken to this person about replacing their flag? It seems like yours would be just as unofficial as theirs, so if they care at all about theirs, we may just end up with dueling flags on Wikipedia. Or are you collaborating with people affiliated with other utilitarian projects, like the team at utilitarianism.net?
I personally really don’t like that imagery (there’s really nothing unique about it) and can’t picture myself using it.
I’m very much fine with encouraging organic experimentation of symbols and similar. I think we shouldn’t aim for “one official image” (and similarly, should not be restricted by previous claims here), but should instead aim for images people might like to use in different settings.
The hippy movement had several prominent symbols, and an entire aesthetic, and that seems great to me.
I think that it’s really challenging to do good work here, but having people try, (for free/cheap), seems safe enough.
There isn’t an official body for utilitarianism, so no decisions are official. A community competition brings in more submissions and voices, and it is a less arbitrary process. I’ll try to have many utilitarian-minded people vote on the insignia compared to just one person.
I see that Wikipedia already has a utilitarian flag created by a philosopher.
Have you spoken to this person about replacing their flag? It seems like yours would be just as unofficial as theirs, so if they care at all about theirs, we may just end up with dueling flags on Wikipedia. Or are you collaborating with people affiliated with other utilitarian projects, like the team at utilitarianism.net?
I assume you mean this one:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/The_utilitarian_flag.svg/2880px-The_utilitarian_flag.svg.png
I personally really don’t like that imagery (there’s really nothing unique about it) and can’t picture myself using it.
I’m very much fine with encouraging organic experimentation of symbols and similar. I think we shouldn’t aim for “one official image” (and similarly, should not be restricted by previous claims here), but should instead aim for images people might like to use in different settings.
The hippy movement had several prominent symbols, and an entire aesthetic, and that seems great to me.
I think that it’s really challenging to do good work here, but having people try, (for free/cheap), seems safe enough.
There isn’t an official body for utilitarianism, so no decisions are official. A community competition brings in more submissions and voices, and it is a less arbitrary process. I’ll try to have many utilitarian-minded people vote on the insignia compared to just one person.