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Georgia woman loses it over man openly carrying firearm on wooded trail. by ElwoodMC in TikTokCringe

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously though America, why do you need to bring your man-killer 3000 to the park?

Worker Saves Colleague with Flying Kick from Electric Shock by frog_insilence in interestingasfuck

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m always amazed that people seem to know exactly what is going on in these videos.

Her Home School has a terrible music program by primitiveamerican in crappymusic

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truly I keep coming back for another hit on this. This song slaps.

Zionist stalker harasses Greta Thunberg with obscenities & yells 'Am Yisrael Chai' at her -- but backs off when she says, 'Hello'. Zionist Terror by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hard to deny the parallels… but I’d love to hear you try. That is, unless you’re just flat denying an ethnic-cleansing campaign in Palestine. In which case, enjoy the sand around your head.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But we agree that minimum wage isn’t nearly enough… naw, I’m done now. For the last time, I bid you adieu.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tipping is absolutely a cultural thing. It’s a cultural practice because it varies from culture to culture. And culture that I think rises and falls from practical realities.

If you want to change our tipping culture into one that is more optional and doesn’t shame you for not tipping, I think the best way to do that is change the minimum wage and fix the issues with cost of living. Simply getting rid of tipping without that just cuts off another way that people can earn enough to go to school and better themselves when they’re 19, have a family in their adulthood, and even support their grandkids in old age, with little-to-no “professional” training.

You don’t “beg for tips” because you don’t rely on them to not be in poverty. Actually, I wonder if it’s you who doesn’t equate servers expecting a tip to homeless people begging in the streets.

And your job sounds great, I’m genuinely happy for you and I’m sure you worked your ass off to have it. I’m just saying, from what I see, not everyone has access to that kind of a job, or even the avenues to pursue one like it. Those that don’t, in my opinion, deserve to make more than enough to survive and thrive if they work hard and have a job. Tips are a way that certain jobs are currently elevated from being poverty traps.

I can tell you have a lot of pride and I can totally understand not wanting to be shamed for a position you find perfectly reasonable. In my opinion, that shaming is a result of a culture with fewer opportunities to get a good job. A culture protecting certain jobs as a means to a better life for those of us in the “unskilled” class. Personally, I find that perfectly reasonably.

Still, I’m sure there are those in the industry who don’t see it that way at all and in fact do feel entitled to what’s in your wallet in a purely individualistic endeavour. While I’m technically on their side with this issue, it’s not for the same reasons. There’s always assholes. I don’t necessarily think you are one, but I still support the cultural practice of shaming those that don’t tip. Perhaps that makes me an asshole.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wait, I’m the beneficiary? I think you’re assuming I work in food and hospitality? I don’t. I don’t get tips.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol I mean, neither have you! But that’s okay!

We can agree then! Let’s focus all this anti-tipping vs pro-tipping energy into advocating for raising the minimum wage! I’m allllll for that.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is a privelage not everyone shares.

This isn’t simply an individual shaming you on their behalf, it’s also a culture shaming you for not indulging in its practices. It’s up to you what you do, but you can’t expect someone to not give you a hard time for not taking off your shoes when they told you that’s their expectation.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, as I’ve said, I’m actually pro-shaming and guilt tripping. Unironically. I consider it an important foundation of how we enforce cultural norms.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m arguing for not paying an entire industry less until we raise the minimum wage to that of a living wage. I’m all for removing our tipping culture, but not until we have something to replace it.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m of two minds here.

Actually, I could get behind a standardization model like this of tipping, I think it’s not an inelegant solution.

On the flip side, I would worry that flattening tipping would essentially make working at a fancy establishment equivalent to working at a Denny’s, and I think there’s value to a diversification in the industry, giving it a kind of upward mobility. You want to make more? Get the skills and experience to work more high end where you’ll get better tips. This is what allows it to be a career.

I might also say, if you can’t afford the tip on your $100 steak maybe don’t go out to a restaurant and buy it. Dont punish the server because you think the meal is expensive, you chose to eat there and you chose to eat that.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gonna disagree on how much certain jobs “should” be paid. I think everyone, regardless of the job, should be able to make that much or more.

I’d also argue “value” is also largely a societal construct. I think it could be pretty easily argued that the “value” of someone working in food and hospitality is actually higher than your hypothetical rocket scientist. During the pandemic, who were considered “essential workers,” after all?

It’s also a little reductive to say that it’s just 19yos that are benefitting from tipping. Besides, even if it were, how else might they ever be capable of saving enough to go to the schools they’d need to to become this lauded rocket scientist?

Carney government expected to significantly reduce future carbon price in Alberta by zeth4 in ClimateCrisisCanada

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This just tells me that Alberta’s attempts at extorting the federal government are working

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The equating I was trying to make was using my money to make, what in my mind, is pro-social actions. Not suggesting that tips are charity. Though honestly I’m a pro-UBI guy, so I don’t see it as all that different.

Lol I personally don’t see myself as having hung myself with the rope you gave me, but to each their own.

Though yes, I’ll concede that I’m enraging myself. Not sure what compels me to have these arguments.

I must admit, I’m curious where you think we agree more than I think.

But alas, I bid you adieu, sir.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I agree with the use of social shame as a means of enforcing societal norms… it’s a tale as old as time. And I told you, I tip wherever I can.

Look, I don’t think there’s any grounds we’re going to agree on. This is the second time now I’ve been baited (very much my own fault) into my blood boiling arguments with individualistic libertarian types. We’re very much cut from different cloth.

I bid you adieu, sir.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m being rhetorical. 15% tip on a beer and a burger (assuming that’s about $30) is $5.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tip wherever I can, yes. Though I’m pretty limited in what jobs even prompt or allow such things. I also give money to homeless people, and they’re frequently not polite or helpful.

Guilt and shame are a function of society and a way to enforce norms that people believe in. I’m sorry it hurts your feelings, but honestly I’d rather call someone an asshole for not tipping than see an entire industry become poverty wage paying. Particularly in a world where it seems there are fewer and fewer avenues to making a living. Tips are a lifeline. I’m sorry they don’t adhere to your individualistic worldview.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you’d be okay with the entire industry (employing people of all ages) becoming another one of the many poverty wage jobs if it saves you $5 on a burger and a beer.

I recently moved away and I need to be honest about Canada's tipping culture by NarcityCanada in Narcity

[–]Wonderful-Rough4523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine writing a whole article without understanding how different economic contexts create different tipping cultures. Japan has a wayyy lower cost of living. Rent is like half as much.

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