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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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