Exponential progress is catalyst of coldness (Sonnet 1492) | Abhijit Naskar | Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Exponential progress is catalyst of coldness, all peddled in the name of advancement. Monkeys burn millions selling you the future, while back on earth humans struggle to make ends meet on 1/4 to 7 dollar hourly wage.”

“Sonnet 1492

If you cared more about
making people smile
than bringing machines to life,
we’d be at a much better place.

With all the tech we have today,
we could equalize the world tomorrow.
But no, cyborgs gotta develop more,
they feel impotent unless their tentacles grow.

That’s why, neither genocide nor invasion
must obstruct the growth of apely machines.
It’s okay if children die of malnourishment,
funding mustn’t cease for glorious tech fiends.

Terrestrial terrains to celestial shores,
humanity is the only species to die of smart-ness.
If we cared more about people than devices,
truly and honestly, we’d be at a much better place.”