> Where did we go wrong?

Fantastic line of discussion! Glad you're bringing it up.

We went wrong when we said, "We can have infinite possibilities, but only through >ME<."

And then we cemented the deal when we went along with the "guy" who said, "You can only have infinite possibilities through >ME<."

And we let it get worse when we rationalize the Keurig with bullshit like "Having a pot of coffee around is unsafe because of the burner, etc."

Technology is a stand-in for relationships - what you would do for someone if you were there, but conveniently you've duplicated yourself via machine. We went wrong when we said, "Well, if I was there, I would prevent you from having coffee from a convenient machine." In reality you wouldn't - you would share as much as possible. However, when we replace ourselves with machines designed by greedy committees, we write ourselves out of the equation.