###¤*=*-:, ,:-*=*¤###
###¤*=*-:, ,:-*=*¤###
###¤*=*-:, ,:-*=*¤###
##¤***--:, ,:--***¤##
#*=**:,,,, ,,,,:**=*#
###¤*=*-:, #,,,--------,,,# ,:-*=*¤###
#¤¤¤*=*-:, ####,-- 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 ,:-*=*¤###
##**::,,,, ,,,,::**##
#¤=*--,,,, ,,,,--*=¤#
####¤*=*:, ,:*=*¤####
#¤¤***-:,, ,,:-***¤¤#
#¤¤=-:::,, ,,:::-=¤¤#