in this way she radically critiques the nefariousness of the american dream—the promise you will achieve if you keep climbing. she helps us see that the dream is not a dream, but labor—the climbing itself the end goal. there is no promised land. thus, we must abolish the stairs.
You can literally be single for months-years and avoid people thinking you’re healing but then all of those same triggers will resurface once you finally connect with someone again. There’s certain healing that can only be done while in connection.