Is it bad that I kind of miss the old awkward conversations where you had to justify the price?

Totally feel you on this one. I had a similar wakeup call when my roommate pointed out that I was always humming along to my playlist during deep work, and he said "you're not even listening to it, it's just noise at this point." That hit hard because he was right - I was just using music as a crutch to fill the silence, not actually helping my brain. Now I do the same thing with a 45 minute quiet block first thing, and then I let myself put on some instrumental stuff around 10am when my energy dips. It's wild how a simple comment can totally flip your perspective on something you thought was working fine.

Didn't have to worry about lost boxes" - that alone makes it worth it. Plus road trips are just more fun anyway.

Late fees aren't profit when they wreck your peace of mind.

Wait, you actually read him the exact times out loud? That's wild. I would have just sent a screenshot and been done with it.