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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 ¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨@ @¨@@@@¨@@¨
¨¨¨@¨@¨¨¨@ ¨@@¨¨¨@@¨@
@¨¨@@@@¨¨@ @@¨@¨¨@¨@@
¨@¨@¨¨¨@¨@ @¨@@@¨@@@¨
¨@@@@¨¨@@@ @@@¨¨@@¨¨@