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by lancesells 1717 days ago
Groceries are so far outside of paying for any form of entertainment. What does it matter if you pay for a movie or tip a streamer? It's all content meant to be consumed and replaced with more content.

There are three things you need to survive: food, shelter, and love/community.

Entertainment can sometimes provide the last one (love/community) but for the most part it's fulfilling a need for distraction and/or curiosity.