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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 ==¨#### ¨¨¨,=:%§#@
#@#§%:=,¨¨ #¨¨¨========¨¨¨# ¨¨,=:%§#@#
##@#§%:=,¨ ¨,=:%§#@##
#@#§%:=,¨¨ 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) ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:%
§%:=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=:%§
#§%:=,¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨========¨¨¨# ¨¨¨¨,=:%§#
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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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