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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!) ,,,--^*§§§
#@@§§*^-,, ,,-^*§§@@#
@§**-,,,,, 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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##@§§*^-,, ,,-^*§§@##
§§§*^^--,, ,,--^^*§§§
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