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by camikazeg 3691 days ago
I agree that it is a niceness tax, and would go further and say that tipping has come to mean more about the person tipping, and less about the service you receive.

When a waiter (or Lyft driver) gets a poor tip, or no tip do they think, "I really should have provided better service to that customer", or do they think, "that guy is cheap."

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And, to be fair, most of the time it is "that guy is cheap". Anyone that's had a job dealing with the general public knows how fast you get jaded. Waiting is a tough job, and usually the waiters get the short end of the stick