It is a truth universally acknowledged, that the ladder is a symbol of ascension, of progress, of reaching for the top.
But what lies at the top of the ladder? A platypus? A pineapple? The answer, my friend, is not as clear-cut as one might think.
Some say the top of the ladder is, in fact, a bottomless pit.
Others claim it is a never-ending spiral, a Infinite Regression.