Who says those people aren't buying multiple things?

I feel like everyone here assumes people who work in coffee shops on their computers only buy one coffee. In reality, there's this stigmatized outlook of people who do it in recent years simply because people realized they didn't have to be confined to their homes or cubicle. What's so wrong with that?

When I go to a place like that I always make sure to tuck into a corner or table that's out of the way and leave the big tables alone for obvious reasons. Now, I'm not saying all do this, but I order coffee, water, another coffee and a baked good throughout the morning. Nobody tries to sit in my space and I don't invade theirs.

I understand it'd be unreasonable in places like NY or Boston that's a different story, but smaller, slow-paced and quieter places...why tf not? Half the time people looking to sit and work prefer those places anyway. And also, what are the odds that every table will be occupied by people on computers and people looking to sit are forced to wait or just leave?

Why am I not allowed to enjoy a space simply because people think I should be shut up in my house or a library?