Re:Lyft Is Said to Seek New Funding as Its Rival Uber Stumbles
by baddox on Thursday March 02, 2017 @02:26AM
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To me, it's fairly obvious that it can be stressful having to choose between a number of options in cases where the social expectations are unclear. It's partly for this same reason other situations can be stressful, like first dates, job interviews, encounters with police, discussing bad news, etc.
Now, I don't think that's sufficient to say that all tipping is to be avoided, but I certainly understand the urge to avoid it, ceteris parabus.
Re:Lyft Is Said to Seek New Funding as Its Rival Uber Stumbles
by sgustard on Thursday March 02, 2017 @04:35AM
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> bartenders will occasionally give me free drinks
Isn't this just the bartender stealing from his employer? Did he use your tip to buy the alcohol?
Re:Lyft Is Said to Seek New Funding as Its Rival Uber Stumbles
by gm-conspiracy on Thursday March 02, 2017 @05:54AM
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...or is the bartender building marketshare?
Re:Lyft Is Said to Seek New Funding as Its Rival Uber Stumbles
by jschwartzi on Thursday March 02, 2017 @02:42AM
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Don't drivers also rate their passengers?
You can complain that people should be paid a fair wage, but they aren't. I wish for many things, such as the end of warfare, but I accept the current reality that I live in and that I don't care enough about tipping to dedicate time and energy to affect its change. I'm not going to go out of my way to change some business's wage policy. It's sub-optimal, but what isn't? Humans are terrible at setting the correct prices for goods and services. The market does not provide either for a number of reasons (eg we don't take externalities into account, love to socialize losses and privatize gains without getting caught, etc.) It's been this way for longer than I've been alive and has shown no signs of abating.
If it bothers you that there is an OPTION to tip in an app, there's some insecurity there for a reason. Honestly, I like the system. I tip well at bars. As a result, bartenders will occasionally give me free drinks, engage in meaningful conversations, or just really go out of their way for me.