#@%%:=~,,, ,,,~=:%%@#
@#@%%:=~,, ,,~=:%%@#@
#@#@%%:=~, ,~=:%%@#@#
@#@%%:=~,, ,,~=:%%@#@
#@%%:=~,,, ,,,~=:%%@#
@%%:=~,,,, #,,,========,,,# ,,,,~=:%%@
#@%%:=~,,, ####,== 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!) ,,,,~=:%%@
#@%%:=~,,, ,,,~=:%%@#
@#@%%:=~,, 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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