...,»/=$ #&$=/»,...
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..,»/=$# ##&$=/»,..
...,»/=$ #&$=/»,...
....,»/=$& #...»»»»»»»»...# &$=/»,....
.....,»/=$ ####.»» 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? $=/»,.....
......,»/= =/»,......
.......,»/ i think everyone agrees that we have no /»,.......
........,» idea what we're doing (and it probably »,........
.......,»/ shows) /»,.......
......,»/= =/»,......
.....,»/=$ #...»»»»»»»»...# $=/»,.....
....,»/=$& ####.»» 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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