Back when no one was paying attention– the course of higher education in this country changed into a. green-screen version of Oz. Not the Oz of the classic film’s over-the-rainbow wishes-about -to-come-true Emerald City, but the bewitched Oz, first seen as a city under an evil spell. That spell under which the Wizard projected his fake towering screen image – is akin to A.I. fakery, which is everywhere. Imagine a university president speaking but signifying nothing, directing attention away from – what? Hidden corporate lawyers, always behind the front-facing image, just like the Guy Behind the Curtain.
This: "To learn to be human, to understand one’s own intellect, heart and bravery of character can only happen through the great mediation that is education. And imagination."
Terrific metaphor -- so apt right now. Coincidentally just finished a poem on the same, using electricity as a metaphor. Thanks, Carol.
This: "To learn to be human, to understand one’s own intellect, heart and bravery of character can only happen through the great mediation that is education. And imagination."
Wow, this is wonderful! I love how the Oz metaphor works here, and the surprising hopefulness it suggests in the end. Thanks for this!
Perfect extended metaphor for a sorry state of affairs! Last graf a dagger of a walkoff. Go, Carol!🌷