Every analogy is lossy but they can be useful. You have used several analogous relations to show a larger pattern. You've extracted the utility and distilled i

Every analogy is lossy but they can be useful. You have used several analogous relations to show a larger pattern. You've extracted the utility and distilled it into its essence. It's really hard to stretch what you wrote too far until it breaks, like most standalone analogies. Love it! (Commenting here in the hope that more people will adopt the tactic.)