There are nonstop flights from here to Osaka Kansai for a little more than
$700 including tax on so-nice Japan Airlines, and like $500+
on not-at-all-nice China Eastern!

Why oh why do such trivial and unnecessary things like (pointless) work,
money and responsibilities to future generations exist?

That’s it! I’m going across the street to Kinokuniya to flash my ANA
frequent-flyer card (with zero miles, since they all expired), and getting
a 5% off my daily fish bento.