Astounding how many people here refute the premise of the article. For many of these products it seems uncontroversially true, you are indeed paying more and pr

Astounding how many people here refute the premise of the article. For many of these products it seems uncontroversially true, you are indeed paying more and producing more waste (and sometimes receiving a crappier product) for a small convenience. The real point at hand is not the quality or necessity of the product, but the convenience. Fascinating how people will claim to have logical takes on finance and sustainability and the like, but then the moment you take away convenience, they're like "uhh uhm actually no please I really really need this product because... XYZ". People need to admit that they just like the convenience. You aren't a genius for trying to find some technicality why tea bags are more sustainable than tea leaves. Heck, you don't even need to drink tea in the first place. You just like the convenience and personal enjoyment.