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" Giants in Jeans Sonnet 31
Progress is a messy term,
Which in theory means ascension.
But in practice it means serving the wealthy,
And to hell with the rest of the humans!
When reckless monkeys start making rockets,
They behave like some fancy junkie.
When nuts and bolts hypnotize the apes,
Equity, justice and honor feel secondary.
Traditions have been ruling human behavior,
Now technology has cast a spell on society.
Just like mindless traditions are dangerous,
Heartless technology is injurious to humanity.
Traditions and technology both can be a boon,
Yet as of today, they sustain a world of fools. "
― Abhijit Naskar , Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth