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by moojacob 2099 days ago
> it's not like they are somehow taking the place of quality time with my loved ones or bringing joy to other people.

Then we want the same thing. Genuine happiness. But try to see it our way: that coffee money could go to working 5 hours less a week in a decade. That could be quality time with your family. One the other hand, two years into that latte — you're hitting withdrawal by 3:00pm. So maybe your just as happy overall as when you started.