Yeah, turns out the trickle is just piss.
the rising tide that's supposed to lift all boats? also piss.
Whole life had the don't piss in water anxiety, only to realize that everyone does it and I'm swimming in it.
"We'd been floating on inner tubes on the river for 8 hours, drinking beer, and I realized that not once had any of my friends gotten out of the river to pee."
---ron white, upon experiencing a flash of enlightenment. quote from memory.