@=†^...... ......^†=@
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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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@&==†^.... ....^†==&@