I was using a metaphor.
BUT! Considering I did a lot of the wiring in my house, I’ll use it again.
It’s about having a house that’s been wired with NM 12-2 Romex with too many outlets on the circuit (Lets say 12).
The breakers constantaly flip, maybe an outlet stops working (after smoking up the house) things don’t work, sometimes the switch that’s supposed to turn on the chandelier turns on the back door light (don’t look at me, my brother wired that one).
SO, you can go in and add another line, use different/better wire, put a lower load on the circuit. Heck! Maybe put a GFCI in the breaked box instead of using it as an outlet! Put in new outlets. Whatever it takes.
A house, like brain, can have wiring issues-— and problems. And most of the time, a new outlet, some new wires or even going to the source== the breaker box, can fix the problems.
And no, turn of the main breaker switch before I tinker with any outlet.
We’re not talking about replacing brain wiring or switches here, we are discussing the merit in putting a great resistance in the wiring that hasn’t yet been finished; the medicines currently in use act more like turning on as many appliances as possible without overloading the total circuit, just loading it down to where all the lights go dim.
12/2 bare ground is a good choice and it doesn’t matter how many properly wired outlets you run as long as the voltage drop is minimal; what matters is how many you try to use.