Turtles all the way down is an expression of the problem of infinite regress but in this poem, the turtle is metaphor for self-imposed seclusion or what can be thought of insensitivity or disconnect to others. Two turtles swimming alongside might look that way but people who are turtles have a connection unseen by the naked eye,
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Turtles all the way down is an expression of the problem of infinite regress but in this poem, the turtle is metaphor for self-imposed seclusion or what can be thought of insensitivity or disconnect to others. Two turtles swimming alongside might look that way but people who are turtles have a connection unseen by the naked eye,