Raising increases the recs variance, recs lose at -X bbs/100-- plus or minus Y bbs/100. The Y bbs/100 is a function of the variance. When rec variance is small, Y is small and the rec variance is large, Y is large.

Variance is symmetrical around the X, so in theory the recs would generate as many bigger wins and bigger losses when the variance increases. However in practice most pros try to minimize Y when playing recreational players. As recs win, they tend to play better. People who are winning tend to make better decisions and to start folding more. Folding more improves most recreational players strategies. By minimizing the variance, I can assure the recs will play worse on average, because they will have less big wins.

You might make the argument that most recs will play worse when losing larger. However, most recs run out of money at this point, so we don't get the chance play in this part of the game tree very often.

Still the boss Tyler, mad respect for such a comprehensive an insightful answer. Another building block in the foundation of your poker game - take note anyone playing these stakes filled with whales.