Pinball means 100 different things to 100 different people. One person's happiness is another person's misery, and vice versa.

Pinball is fun, so theoretically - having one to enjoy whenever you want should bring you immense happiness!

Personally, I started with buying beat up used games, learning how they worked, and fixing/repairing/restoring...bringing a game back from the dead made me really happy. These days, I'm burnt out on it - but the knowledge I learned is still there, so fixing minor things isn't a big deal. If you're just jumping in with a new machine, if anything needs tweaking or fixing, that could affect your happiness - unless you're open to learning and willing to jump in and fix things yourself. "If it aint broken, it ain't pinball"