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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 ~~.#### .........,
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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!) ...,~^=%&#
&%=^~,.... ....,~^=%&
%=^~,..... 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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