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@@@==~:¨¨¨ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ¨¨¨:~==@@@
#@@@==~:¨¨ ####¨~~ fermi's paradox ~~¨#### ¨¨:~==@@@#
##@@@==~:¨ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ¨:~==@@@##
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##@@@==~:¨ 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? ¨¨:~==@@@#
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###@@@==~: 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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