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I think it's much simpler than that. You don't have to get all romantic in your notions of intangible value from lattes (or the rituals therearound, etc) to ju
by quesera 13y ago
I think it's much simpler than that.
You don't have to get all romantic in your notions of intangible value from lattes (or the rituals therearound, etc) to justify the idea that you're happy to pay for something with a known reward (even if it is honestly only marginally rewarding), but hesitant to pay for something with an unproven (and possibly negative) reward.
Secondarily, I'd argue that when you fall back to intangibles to justify your actions and expenditures, you should consider (just for the value of the experiment in doing so) skipping them for a while. A month or two or three. Sample new habits and rituals. You might prefer them.
- dylangs1030 13y agoExactly. Even the youngest generation on Hacker News has been around coffee shops (probably) for well over a decade, and had their first purchase bought for them by a parent or caretaker, most likely. The app store and online purchases, by comparison, have been around for much less time, and have the dual danger of purchases feeling like nothing because you can't see them.