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Re:Google Takes on Uber with New Ride-Share Service by lsc on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @05:44PM (#12394180)
This is what I find interesting about the situation, and why I see tipping as a cultural rather than ethical imperative. If it was about poverty or social justice, it is a terribly inefficient way to go about fighting those battles. If instead you theorize that Tipping is largely about smoothing interactions between those of a higher economic class and the people who immediately serve them, the whole thing makes more sense.

Even taking class out of it, tipping when you are out drinking kind of makes sense like "hey thanks for working so I can go have fun. Here is a little extra so you can treat yourself when you are off work." The idea is to make it less awkward for the customer to drink in front of someone who is sober and working, Because that is kind of an awkward situation for many folks

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Re:Google Takes on Uber with New Ride-Share Service by TheOneTrueKyle on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @06:00PM (#12394298)
Is there a possibility for smoothing out this social awkwardness that didn't involved monetary value?

Is there a way for society to make these jobs appear simply as a job and not some exchange of money for this psuedo caste system I am placing on you while I eat my salmon?

I am generally curious. I don't eat at restaurants for this reason. I have no interest in being involved with this human interaction. Which is a shame because food is my life...

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Re:Google Takes on Uber with New Ride-Share Service by lsc on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @06:26PM (#12394464)
Sure, there are plenty of places where you Walk up to order and pay and then walk up to get your food, and tipping norms seem super different there, I would assume because it seems a lot less like you are being directly served. If we are running with my model, the idea would be like they are manufacturing your food and you are buying it, rather than someone coming and serving you at your table.

If you are in the South bay, try dish n dash for super good food sold in that style.

To be clear, I am not super clear on tipping norms in that case, but observationaly, most people seem to tip a lot less, and some people just tip the change.

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Re:Google Takes on Uber with New Ride-Share Service by TheOneTrueKyle on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @07:18PM (#12394734)
These types of establishments are the places I'm finding myself if I decide to go out to eat these days. Me personally, I come for the experience of the food, not the service.
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Re:Google Takes on Uber with New Ride-Share Service by nommm-nommm on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @09:59PM (#12395408)
I much prefer this system too!
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