¨:~=%$¤@## ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## ####¨~~ fermi's paradox ~~¨#### ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# on earth (the planet where i live) a #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## lot of us have antennas on our houses ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# or balconies, we have built large #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## antennas for larger bandwith, we have ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# build specialized antennaes for #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## specific wavelengths (and sent them ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# into orbit), we've built large as fuck #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## antenna arrays ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# we've virtually built an antenna with a #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## dish as large as earth. ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## we've learned about our position in the ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# solar system, our solar systems #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## placement in the galaxy, and our ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# galaxys placement in the local cluster, #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## and ~our~ local clusters place in the ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# grand scheme of things #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# and we're moving around the sun at #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## velocity and the suns moving around the ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# center of the galaxy at velocity and #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## the galaxy is moving toward andromeda ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# and we're both moving anticlockwise #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## around the galaxy. and we as a species ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# have learned to take all that in account #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# and despite all this, despite all our #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## (cliche) beaming of fucking stellar ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# radio programmes out in fucking space #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## at the speed of light (light is our ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# medium! goodspeed you, black emperor!), #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## despite ghosts helping and the ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# collective consciousness lowpass #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## filtering, despite our very obvious ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# beaming of all our secrets in every #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## direction known to us, ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## no ¨ one ¨ has ¨ answered ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# ####¨~~ fermi's paradox ~~¨#### #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## so why is that? ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## most opponents to intelligent life in ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# the universe say it's because you need #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## a class one-or-the-other star and the ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# planet needs to be at a see-and-so #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## distance away from the star (like there ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# has to be a planet!) #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# but really isn't that keeping the #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## definition of life really lax? ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## i think everyone agrees that we have no ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# idea what we're doing (and it probably #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## shows) ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# ####¨~~ fermi's paradox ~~¨#### #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## i'm gonna go smoke my third cigarette ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# this year and try to snatch some beers #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## from the local beer thing ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
¨:~=%$¤@## ##@¤$%=~:¨
¨¨:~=%$¤@# #@¤$%=~:¨¨
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