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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, &*/,,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,=/*$&¶@@ no ¨ one ¨ has ¨ answered @@¶&$*/=,¨
¨,=/*$&¶@# #@¶&$*/=,¨
¨,=/***&&& #¨¨¨========¨¨¨# &&&***/=,¨
¨¨¨¨,//*&@ ####¨== fermi's paradox ==¨#### @&*//,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨=*$&&& #¨¨¨========¨¨¨# &&&$*=¨¨¨¨
¨,=/*$&¶@# #@¶&$*/=,¨
¨,=/*$&¶@@ so why is that? @@¶&$*/=,¨
¨¨¨¨==//$& &$//==¨¨¨¨
¨,=/*$&¶@# most opponents to intelligent life in #@¶&$*/=,¨
¨¨¨,,/**&¶ the universe say it's because you need ¶&**/,,¨¨¨
¨,=/*$&¶@# a class one-or-the-other star and the #@¶&$*/=,¨
¨,=/*$&¶@@ planet needs to be at a see-and-so @@¶&$*/=,¨
¨,=/$&¶@## distance away from the star (like there ##@¶&$/=,¨
¨,=/*$&¶@# has to be a planet!) #@¶&$*/=,¨
¨¨¨¨==*$¶¶ ¶¶$*==¨¨¨¨
¨,=/*$&&&@ but really isn't that keeping the @&&&$*/=,¨
¨,=/*$&¶@# definition of life really lax? #@¶&$*/=,¨
¨,=/*&¶@## ##@¶&*/=,¨
¨,=/*$&¶¶@ i think everyone agrees that we have no @¶¶&$*/=,¨
¨,=/$&¶@## idea what we're doing (and it probably ##@¶&$/=,¨
¨¨¨==//*$¶ shows) ¶$*//==¨¨¨
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¨,=/*$&¶@@ #¨¨¨========¨¨¨# @@¶&$*/=,¨
¨,=/*$¶@## ####¨== fermi's paradox ==¨#### ##@¶$*/=,¨
¨,=/*$&¶@@ #¨¨¨========¨¨¨# @@¶&$*/=,¨
¨¨¨¨=/*$&& &&$*/=¨¨¨¨
¨,=/*$&¶@# i'm gonna go smoke my third cigarette #@¶&$*/=,¨
¨,=/*$&¶@# this year and try to snatch some beers #@¶&$*/=,¨
¨,,,,//$&@ from the local beer thing @&$//,,,,¨
¨¨¨¨¨=*&&& &&&*=¨¨¨¨¨
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