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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. ##&%%/-^^.
.^-/%%## ###&%%/-^.
......^-%& 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 --.#### &%%%%%/-^.
.....^//%& #...--------...# &%//^.....
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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!) ###&%%/-^.
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.^-/%%## 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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