,~~†%@@### ###@@%†~~,
,~~†%%@@@@ @@@@%%†~~,
,~~†%%@@## ##@@%%†~~,
,,,,,~~%%@ @%%~~,,,,,
,~~†%%@@## ##@@%%†~~,
,,,,,,~~%@ #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# @%~~,,,,,,
,,,,~†%@@# ####,~~ 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 #@@%%%†~~,
,~~†%%@@@@ @@@@%%†~~,
,~~†%%@@## ##@@%%†~~,
,,,,,~%%%@ @%%%~,,,,,
,~~†%%@@## ##@@%%†~~,
,~~†%%@@## ##@@%%†~~,