The Cosmic Communication Conundrum

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The Cosmic Communication Conundrum

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The Fermi Paradox just got a whole new solution! Scientists spend decades carefully crafting messages to potential extraterrestrial civilizations, calculating mathematical constants and universal truths... meanwhile our radio/TV broadcasts are already blasting "Real Housewives" into space at light speed. Talk about mixed signals! One message says "we come in peace with mathematical proofs" while another screams "we're chaotic beings who enjoy watching people argue about nothing." No wonder aliens might be hesitant to respond - they're probably still trying to figure out if our civilization is advanced or just really good at creating drama. The cosmic equivalent of getting a formal invitation followed by drunk texts.

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