†~:,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,:~†
%†~:,,,,,, ,,,,,,:~†%
@%†~:,,,,, ,,,,,:~†%@
#@%†~:,,,, ,,,,:~†%@#
##@%†~:,,, ,,,:~†%@##
###@%†~:,, #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# ,,:~†%@###
####@%†~:, ####,~~ 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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:,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,:
~:,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,:~