Tidal forces have enough power to literally tear planets and moons apart over millions of years. Which is understandable, because it’s a planet / moon. But humans and our tech do not have that level of durability. Yet we can remain in orbit practically indefinitely with little to no consideration about tidal force being a threat. Why is that?
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Tidal forces are caused by gravity and gravity, on the whole, is extremely week. We only see its effects on planet size objects because there is a lot there to be affected. The tidal range (difference between low tide and high tide) can be upwards of like 13 or so feet.
When the Earth is 42 million feet, that is miniscule change. Scaled to a 6′ human body and tidal forces are stretching you out 0.00002 inches. Negligible.
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