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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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