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