• jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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        6 months ago

        LPT if you are getting “coffee” every day at Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts, a cheap home expresso machine will pay itself in a month. As a bonus you have the option of using actual coffee.

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          6 months ago

          Making things at home will almost always be cheaper but ignores the rituals embedded into capitalism.

          That cup of coffee you make at home before you leave does not possess the same psychological comfort as the one you have at the end of your commute just before walking into the office.

          Our brain is wired to want specific inputs at specific times in relation to our environment and i sometimes feel like the entire work commute culture is designed to exploit it.

          Going somewhere after work to blow of steam has the same vibe. Nothing wrong with that on permis but the opportunity to get you to spend is well understood in business.

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            6 months ago

            Our brain is wired to want specific inputs at specific times

            Who’s doing the wiring? 😉