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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!) ,@@@@,,,,@
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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) @@,,,,,,@@
,@@@@,,,,@ ,,,@@@@,,,
,,@@,,@@,, #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# @@,,@@,,@@
,,,,,,,,,, ####,~~ 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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