Why do you think Chiang chooses the specific setting of the Arecibo Observatory to tell this story from the perspective of the parrot?  What does the parrot think about the Arecibo Telescope, and how does it reflect what we might call a sort of "selective listening"?  Why are we maybe more interested in listening for alien communication than parrot communication?   Reference: "The Great Silence" Parrots and Aliens   Please do not copy anything straight from the internet as this is immediately wrong and I have received a zero for a tutor doing this

Why do you think Chiang chooses the specific setting of the Arecibo Observatory to tell this story from the perspective of the parrot?  What does the parrot think about the Arecibo Telescope, and how does it reflect what we might call a sort of "selective listening"?  Why are we maybe more interested in listening for alien communication than parrot communication?

Reference: "The Great Silence" Parrots and Aliens

Please do not copy anything straight from the internet as this is immediately wrong and I have received a zero for a tutor doing this. If i catch it, I will return for a re-submission, and leave a poor review for it.