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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 .@.@@@@@@@
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@.@..@.... ####.~~ 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!) .@@.@...@.
.@@.@@.@@. @.@@@..@@@
@.@@.@@.@. 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 .@@.@@.@@.
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