Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ...
by dventimi on Saturday June 22, 2024 @05:00PM
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> It's irritating to be accused of not engaging
I can see how that might be irritating. Good thing I haven't done that.
> you've twice ignored my main point that expectation of tips lowers the posted price and makes life harder for all of the drivers/servers
That's not a point. That's a claim, which you have not persuaded me to accept.
> I tried to probe for what is not coming through to you this third time, with another case where the legibility of a cost is shifted to no benefit.
If only you had been clear that that's what you were doing, I would've told you that what's not coming through is the casual relation between tips and wages. You seem to believe tips necessarily suppress wages. I see no particular reason to believe that's true.
I can see how that might be irritating. Good thing I haven't done that.
> you've twice ignored my main point that expectation of tips lowers the posted price and makes life harder for all of the drivers/servers
That's not a point. That's a claim, which you have not persuaded me to accept.
> I tried to probe for what is not coming through to you this third time, with another case where the legibility of a cost is shifted to no benefit.
If only you had been clear that that's what you were doing, I would've told you that what's not coming through is the casual relation between tips and wages. You seem to believe tips necessarily suppress wages. I see no particular reason to believe that's true.
> Not going to continue here.
Suit yourself.