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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 @@§§$$\~..
......\$@# antenna arrays #@$\......
..~\$§@@@# we've virtually built an antenna with a #@@@§$\~..
..~$§@@### dish as large as earth. ###@@§$~..
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..~\$§@@## we've learned about our position in the ##@@§$\~..
..~\$@@### solar system, our solar systems ###@@$\~..
..~\$§@@## placement in the galaxy, and our ##@@§$\~..
..~\$§@@## galaxys placement in the local cluster, ##@@§$\~..
..~\$§@@## and ~our~ local clusters place in the ##@@§$\~..
..~\$§@@@@ grand scheme of things @@@@§$\~..
..~\$§@@## ##@@§$\~..
..~\$§@@## and we're moving around the sun at ##@@§$\~..
..~\$§§§@# velocity and the suns moving around the #@§§§$\~..
.....~\$@@ center of the galaxy at velocity and @@$\~.....
.....~$§§@ the galaxy is moving toward andromeda @§§$~.....
....\\§§@# and we're both moving anticlockwise #@§§\\....
..~\$$$§@# around the galaxy. and we as a species #@§$$$\~..
.....~\$@# have learned to take all that in account #@$\~.....
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...~~\$$@@ and despite all this, despite all our @@$$\~~...
..~\$$$@@# (cliche) beaming of fucking stellar #@@$$$\~..
..~\§@@### 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 @@@$$~....
..\$§@@### filtering, despite our very obvious ###@@§$\..
..~\$§@@## beaming of all our secrets in every ##@@§$\~..
.~\$§@@### direction known to us, ###@@§$\~.
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..~\$§@@## no . one . has . answered ##@@§$\~..
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..~\$§§@@@ ####.~~ fermi's paradox ~~.#### @@@§§$\~..
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..~\$§@@@# so why is that? #@@@§$\~..
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..~\$§@@## most opponents to intelligent life in ##@@§$\~..
..~\$§@@@@ the universe say it's because you need @@@@§$\~..
..~$§@@### a class one-or-the-other star and the ###@@§$~..
.....\$§@# planet needs to be at a see-and-so #@§$\.....
..~\$§§§§@ distance away from the star (like there @§§§§$\~..
.....\$$@# has to be a planet!) #@$$\.....
..~\$§@@@@ @@@@§$\~..
..~\$§@@## but really isn't that keeping the ##@@§$\~..
..~\$§@@## 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 @@@@§$\~..
..~\$§@@## shows) ##@@§$\~..
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..~\$$$§@@ ####.~~ fermi's paradox ~~.#### @@§$$$\~..
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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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