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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 »»,#### ,,,,»//*§§
@@@/~~~,,, #,,,»»»»»»»»,,,# ,,,~~~/@@@
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§§§@*»»»~, 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!) ,~»/*@§@@#
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§§**/~,,,, but really isn't that keeping the ,,,,~/**§§
§@**/»~,,, definition of life really lax? ,,,~»/**@§
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§§@/~,,,,, 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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