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minus-squareultraviolet [she/her]hexbear58·2 years agoWow the line that goes up doesn't mean anything for regular folks :surprised-pika: link
minus-squareSoyViking [he/him]hexbear28·2 years agoThat "rising tide lifts all boats" metaphor is really stupid. Let's compare economic inequality with the relative altitude of boats on water with bodies of water famously known for keeping all boats at pretty much the same altitude. link
minus-squareGlass [he/him,they/them]hexbear16·2 years agoWhen you put it that way, it does seem like the idiom was reverse engineered from "something that lifts things equally." link
minus-squareQuillcrestFalconer [he/him]hexbear15·2 years agoNo no the metaphor is perfect. It's just most people don't have boats and the tide is drowning them link
minus-squarepanopticon [comrade/them]hexbear6·2 years agoAlso everyone stays at mean sea level, effectively going nowhere link
Wow the line that goes up doesn't mean anything for regular folks :surprised-pika:
a rising line lifts all yachts
That "rising tide lifts all boats" metaphor is really stupid. Let's compare economic inequality with the relative altitude of boats on water with bodies of water famously known for keeping all boats at pretty much the same altitude.
When you put it that way, it does seem like the idiom was reverse engineered from "something that lifts things equally."
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No no the metaphor is perfect. It's just most people don't have boats and the tide is drowning them
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Also everyone stays at mean sea level, effectively going nowhere