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¨^-;%$¤¶## #¨¨¨--------¨¨¨# ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-;%¤ ####¨-- fermi's paradox --¨#### ¤%;-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## #¨¨¨--------¨¨¨# ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## on earth (the planet where i live) a ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## lot of us have antennas on our houses ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;;%$$¤¶ or balconies, we have built large ¶¤$$%;;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## antennas for larger bandwith, we have ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨¨¨-;;%%¤# build specialized antennaes for #¤%%;;-¨¨¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## specific wavelengths (and sent them ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤### into orbit), we've built large as fuck ###¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¤¤# antenna arrays #¤¤¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## we've virtually built an antenna with a ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## dish as large as earth. ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;;%%¤¤¶ ¶¤¤%%;;-^¨
^-;%$¤¶### we've learned about our position in the ###¶¤$%;-^
¨^-;%$¤¶## solar system, our solar systems ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨¨^--%$$¤# placement in the galaxy, and our #¤$$%--^¨¨
¨¨^-;;;;$¶ galaxys placement in the local cluster, ¶$;;;;-^¨¨
¨^-;%$$$$¶ and -our- local clusters place in the ¶$$$$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## grand scheme of things ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨--%$¤ ¤$%--¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-;%$¶### and we're moving around the sun at ###¶$%;-^¨
¨¨¨^--;%¤¶ velocity and the suns moving around the ¶¤%;--^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨---%¤# center of the galaxy at velocity and #¤%---¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^^-;$$¤ the galaxy is moving toward andromeda ¤$$;-^^¨¨¨
¨^-;%$¶### and we're both moving anticlockwise ###¶$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## around the galaxy. and we as a species ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^;%¤¤ have learned to take all that in account ¤¤%;^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-;;%$¶ ¶$%;;-¨¨¨¨
¨^-;%%$¤¤# and despite all this, despite all our #¤¤$%%;-^¨
¨^^^^--;$¶ (cliche) beaming of fucking stellar ¶$;--^^^^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## radio programmes out in fucking space ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## at the speed of light (light is our ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨-%%$¤ medium! goodspeed you, black emperor!), ¤$%%-¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## despite ghosts helping and the ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^--;;$¤¤¶ collective consciousness lowpass ¶¤¤$;;--^¨
¨^-;%$¤### filtering, despite our very obvious ###¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## beaming of all our secrets in every ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%%%%¤# direction known to us, #¤%%%%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¤¶# #¶¤¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¶### no ¨ one ¨ has ¨ answered ###¶$%;-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^;%¤¶ ¶¤%;^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-;;%$$$¤ #¨¨¨--------¨¨¨# ¤$$$%;;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## ####¨-- fermi's paradox --¨#### ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨-%$¤# #¨¨¨--------¨¨¨# #¤$%-¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$$¤¤¶ so why is that? ¶¤¤$$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$$¤¤¶ most opponents to intelligent life in ¶¤¤$$%;-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--%¤ the universe say it's because you need ¤%--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## a class one-or-the-other star and the ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## planet needs to be at a see-and-so ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;;;%$¤¶ distance away from the star (like there ¶¤$%;;;-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-;%¤ has to be a planet!) ¤%;-^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^-;%%$¤¶¶ but really isn't that keeping the ¶¶¤$%%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## definition of life really lax? ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¤¤¶ ¶¤¤¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## i think everyone agrees that we have no ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## idea what we're doing (and it probably ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## shows) ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨¨¨¨^-;%$¤ ¤$%;-^¨¨¨¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## #¨¨¨--------¨¨¨# ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## ####¨-- fermi's paradox --¨#### ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨¨¨¨^;$¤¶# #¨¨¨--------¨¨¨# #¶¤$;^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--;%¤ ¤%;--¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## i'm gonna go smoke my third cigarette ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## this year and try to snatch some beers ##¶¤$%;-^¨
¨^-;%$¤¶## from the local beer thing ##¶¤$%;-^¨
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