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##@#¤\=,.. ####.== fermi's paradox ==.#### ..,=\¤#@##
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@#¤\=,.... ....,=\¤#@
#¤\=,..... 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. ....,=\¤#@
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##@#¤\=,.. 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 ........,=
\=,....... .......,=\
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#¤\=,..... ####.== fermi's paradox ==.#### .....,=\¤#
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##@#¤\=,.. so why is that? ..,=\¤#@##
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##@#¤\=,.. 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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