And reposting from down below because I think the “rising tide” metaphor hurts us

Tides are more or less uniform, they play fair…all boats go up or down the same amount no matter how big they are

The economy is an unfair tide lifting some boats more and some less based on their size and other influences

This doesn’t even get into that fact that other boats (or the tide Masters) are actively and aggressively trying to sink yours