I'm saying that I want to go and work for a couple of hours, and if everyone did the same, we'd all have seats. The problem is those who think their $3 purchase rents them a desk for 4 hours, and those who need to take up more room than they really need.
How is that different from what you described you doing? Are you not going there, and working for a couple hours, and probably not constantly purchasing large amounts of food or drink?
You seem to have a righteous indignation about people doing what you've described yourself as doing.
I think one drink per 2 hours is pretty reasonable. Maybe it should be one every 1 hour, or maybe one every 4 hours is reasonable. At the end of the day, it's convenient and helps make the coffee shop owners money, but it's not a coworking space, and I'm a fan of "fair share".
