These two images cross categories. Politics. Construction Sites. Object Lessons. It is a rainy Saturday and the news is seeping in along the edges affecting what I do. I think of ladders as aspirational. But a ladder with teeth. That changes the story.
del webber says
‘but a ladder with teeth’….
is that an implication that the ladder is dangerous or threatening?
Maybe the ‘ladder with teeth’ is a metaphor for insecurity and our fears. We exert the effort, we take the risks, we aspire to more….the greater heights, the sacrifice. If there were no ‘safety net’, I’d , at least, want a ladder with teeth.