All Good Things

can a newborn baby’s grip ~ hold more promise than a silicon chip By David Kavanagh

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Sally Eslinger

Date: 3/29/2022 2:02:00 PM

Here, truly, the words caused me to Vividly Feel, with my imagination, to grasp your poetry-presented baby’s hand and touch a circuit board (inc. its implica- tions). I do not take “baby’s grip” or “promise” literally. I also do not feel quickly able to answer the ? In truth I think the ? more worthy than an answering…. Hmmm

David Kavanagh
Date: 3/29/2022 2:15:00 PM

Your on the money Sally, this one was always intended to have deeper meaning, the picture I paint is right here in the now, if it wasn’t you wouldn’t have felt it, I’m delighted you got that vivid feeling, your comment is so well expressed and welcome, cheers David

John Lawless

Date: 3/25/2022 5:24:00 PM

if it doesn't then we are all screwed...

David Kavanagh
Date: 3/26/2022 1:31:00 AM

Either that John or we are making ourselves obsolete, cheers David

Sotto Poet

Date: 3/25/2022 4:18:00 PM

Despite the ambiguity, I feel the approach is more social. A silicon chip was never natural, yet neonates have a strong grip owing to a biological response called the Palmar Grasp Reflex (or simply the grasp reflex). I suppose I would answer no, my friend.

David Kavanagh
Date: 3/25/2022 4:36:00 PM

Good to see you Lasaad, ambiguous perhaps but the grip that silicon chips have on humanity is very real, one could say existential, regardless of weather they’re natural or not, I’m trying to rationalise human flesh and blood with the intelligence we have created, I believe it has become finely balanced, cheers David

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/25/2022 2:56:00 PM

Call me old fashioned but I'd say yes. Hope you had a good time away David , I just got back today from centerparcs in Sherwood Forest, no sign of Robin lol. Tom

David Kavanagh
Date: 3/25/2022 3:04:00 PM

Great time Tom, weather was great, food and drink too, never been to Sherwood Forest, but I’ve stolen from the rich lol, yeah this one is perhaps meant for the world we live in, and not to be disrespectful of any new babies, I reckon the answer depends on the society we live in, and what we really want from it, cheers David