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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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