How is it that the moon can affect the 352 quintillion gallons of water in the ocean, but not affect us?

Question

The moon depending on where it is at your time of day can affect whether or not there’s high or low tides. Basically moving all of the water in the ocean, at least that’s how I think. But how come it doesn’t make us feel lighter or heavier throughout the day? Or just seem to affect anything else

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I remember Carl Sagan on Johney Carson. He answered the OPQ. He explained how relative size and distance of the oceans vs the moon are what matter and said that a ping pong ball on your shoulder exerts more gravitational force on body than the moon does.