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How to handle calculations that make all personal spending seem selfish

I calculated that my monthly coffee budget could feed a family for a month in some countries but I can't bring myself to give up that daily ritual and I feel selfish but also like this logic leads nowhere good.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Utilitarian comparisons can make any personal pleasure feel morally indefensible, creating paralysis rather than action.

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