I definitely agree with a lot of the things you're pointing out, so I'm guessing the real truth (if there can be one) is the usual: everything is good in modera

I definitely agree with a lot of the things you're pointing out, so I'm guessing the real truth (if there can be one) is the usual: everything is good in moderation. Doing things that aren't fun is often important (well, how else would we deal with things like taxes, or marketing for tech startups, or etc etc); equally, if you live based only on what is important (rather than letting yourself do what sounds fun), you might not have a very pleasant or rewarding lifestyle. It's really too bad we can't come up with a lifestyle philosophy in under 144 characters, since we have to compromise all the time. (Although I guess that could be one: "Everything in moderation" is only 24 characters.)