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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) ,,,,-%¤¤@#
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##@&¤%/-^, #,,,--------,,,# ,^-/%¤&@##
#@@&¤%/-^, ####,-- fermi's paradox --,#### ,^-/%¤&@@#
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##@&¤%/-^, ,^-/%¤&@##
&¤¤%/^,,,, 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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