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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, ..-*†%§#@#
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#@#§%†*-.. no . one . has . answered ..-*†%§#@#
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§%†--..... 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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#@#§%†*-.. 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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