I think this is a common viewpoint, because no one wants to say "yeah, being a consumer makes me feel pretty great" publicly. But arguably most people fall into that camp. Even someone who lives an intellectually rich life.

It’s also not exclusive. Different phases of life yield different productivity levels.

Ah this is an important distinction! Let me clarify, and do please let me know if this fits with the intuition you're relating here. When I say "make me feel pretty great" I mean afterwards, not during. I absolutely feel great while eating junk food and watching trash (as I did last night!) but the morning after (read: right now) I feel like hot garbage.

I think I'm feling into a "type two fun" perspective and just doing a poor job of articulating it.