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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)                  ¨#¨##¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨###¨¨                                          ¨¨¨###¨¨#¨
###¨¨#¨##¨             #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨#             #¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
#¨##¨¨¨###     ####¨~~ 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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