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The replies are refuting the claim the GP made that drinking coffee is expensive. They’re not trying to get the poster to drink.

• wpietri 6y ago
  That's not the claim GP made. They said their coworkers spent an amount of money that seemed crazy to the GP. There's nothing to refute! Repliers don't know the coworkers. They can't refute GP's personal metrics. And we already know that some people don't think spending money on coffee is ok, because GP's co-workers are doing it every week.
  • kaishiro 6y ago
    Of course there is something to refute - with the provided info we can only assume that GP is referring to the co-workers spending 3-5 dollars per coffee at a coffee shop. The replies are providing an alternative to this method of consumption.
    • wpietri 6y ago
      So? The GP is still allowed to think it's crazy that those people spend that amount of money. The GP is surely aware, like everyone is, that you can make food for less than you can buy premade stuff for. As are the people buying coffee at the coffee shop, who will go on spending it no matter how many people reply to his comment. So unless people are trying to get the GP to join in their addiction (but cheaper!), there's no point in telling him all this. Nothing is being refuted.
      • pdog 6y ago
        You're wrong. Of course, anyone is entitled to think it's crazy to spend a lot of money on coffee at Starbucks. But it's also perfectly valid to respond that it's easy to enjoy a delicious cup of hot coffee for not a lot of money.
        • wpietri 6y ago
          There is no chance that he didn't understand there are cheaper ways to get a cup of coffee than a fancy cafe.