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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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