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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? ##@#%§\~-.
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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!) ##@#%§\~-.
...-\\\%@@ @@%\\\-...
..-~~§%### 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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...-~§§### ####.~~ 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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