We could make a license plate big enough that aliens could see it and know we are sophisticated.
If four out of seven digits were blurred out, then they would really see how sophisticated we are: we have the concept of privacy!
Nah, let's just put a big sign "Kilroy was here", so they don't bother with the "mostly harmless" planet.
If four out of seven digits were blurred out, then they would really see how sophisticated we are: we have the concept of privacy!