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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 ¤%====,,,,
,.==%$¤### antenna arrays ###¤$%==.,
,,,,,===$¤ we've virtually built an antenna with a ¤$===,,,,,
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,.==%$¤### we've learned about our position in the ###¤$%==.,
,.==%$¤### solar system, our solar systems ###¤$%==.,
,,...==$$# placement in the galaxy, and our #$$==...,,
,.==%$¤### galaxys placement in the local cluster, ###¤$%==.,
,,,,,=%$$¤ and =our= local clusters place in the ¤$$%=,,,,,
,.==%$¤### grand scheme of things ###¤$%==.,
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,.==%$¤### and we're moving around the sun at ###¤$%==.,
,.==%$¤### velocity and the suns moving around the ###¤$%==.,
,.==%$¤### center of the galaxy at velocity and ###¤$%==.,
,.==%$¤¤¤¤ the galaxy is moving toward andromeda ¤¤¤¤$%==.,
,,,,,,.=$¤ and we're both moving anticlockwise ¤$=.,,,,,,
,,...===$# around the galaxy. and we as a species #$===...,,
,.==%$¤¤¤# have learned to take all that in account #¤¤¤$%==.,
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,.==%$¤### and despite all this, despite all our ###¤$%==.,
,.==%$¤### (cliche) beaming of fucking stellar ###¤$%==.,
,.==%$¤### radio programmes out in fucking space ###¤$%==.,
,,,,.=%¤¤¤ 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 #¤%=,,,,,,
,.==%$¤### beaming of all our secrets in every ###¤$%==.,
,.==%$¤### direction known to us, ###¤$%==.,
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,.==%$¤### no , one , has , answered ###¤$%==.,
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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 ####¤%==.,
,.==%$¤### the universe say it's because you need ###¤$%==.,
,.==%$¤### a class one-or-the-other star and the ###¤$%==.,
,,..===$## planet needs to be at a see-and-so ##$===..,,
,.==$¤#### distance away from the star (like there ####¤$==.,
,.==%$$$¤# has to be a planet!) #¤$$$%==.,
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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 ##¤%%%==.,
,,,,==%%$# idea what we're doing (and it probably #$%%==,,,,
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,.==%$¤### ####,== fermi's paradox ==,#### ###¤$%==.,
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,.==%$¤### i'm gonna go smoke my third cigarette ###¤$%==.,
,.==%$¤### this year and try to snatch some beers ###¤$%==.,
,,,.==$$$# from the local beer thing #$$$==.,,,
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