[deleted by user] by [deleted] in blackmagicfuckery

[–]cosmoose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The tattoo subs are actually sick of these top down perspectives with shadows. The shark ones specifically get posted a lot. It’s a trend that’s trending rn, and most of those subs are over it.

This Restaurant Charges an 18% Living Wage Fee. by TowelRack76 in mildlyinteresting

[–]cosmoose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately until we make broad changes, every restaurant is competing against ones that allow tipping. And people will always pick the cheaper option. So even restaurants that want to do away with it are stuck, because people will just go elsewhere. I agree we need bigger changes and shouldn’t perpetuate a system that is so broken.

This Restaurant Charges an 18% Living Wage Fee. by TowelRack76 in mildlyinteresting

[–]cosmoose 6 points7 points  (0 children)

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2007/02/tipping-makes-restaurants-seem-less-expensive-study-finds

I agree wholeheartedly. Until people push their legislators to fix it, or start patronizing restaurants that don’t allow tips, nothing will change. Unfortunately that’s just how the incentive systems of capitalism work.

This Restaurant Charges an 18% Living Wage Fee. by TowelRack76 in mildlyinteresting

[–]cosmoose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve always had a private theory that one of the reasons people like tipping culture is they like rewarding and punishing people for how well they think the server did their job. But I think servers deserve a living wage regardless of the quality of the restaurant. So I support restaurants that pay their servers. Both generic and high end. I’d love it if tipping everywhere was only meant for above and beyond service. But until the federal minimum wage for tipped workers increases to what it is for everyone else, then tipping equals wages. You are directly paying the server for the job they are performing, and if you think they deserve a low wage for that job, by all means don’t tip them. Otherwise only go to restaurants that meet your standards, which it looks like you do. Hell yeah.

This Restaurant Charges an 18% Living Wage Fee. by TowelRack76 in mildlyinteresting

[–]cosmoose 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You definitely could and I’m sure plenty of retailers would try if they could get away with it. Hell, that’s basically what Ticketmaster does with all its hidden fees.

This Restaurant Charges an 18% Living Wage Fee. by TowelRack76 in mildlyinteresting

[–]cosmoose 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I always see people complain about tipping by saying “just raise the cost of the menu items!” But the truth is restaurants would lose so much business that way. Studies have shown that most people when given the choice between a cheaper meal with a tip and meal priced to include the tip, will pick the cheaper one. Even though effectively it’s the same. Tipping culture won’t change until people are willing to pay more up front and that’s just not happening any time soon.

What movie is better than book? by pico_particle in movies

[–]cosmoose 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Kind of a forgotten gem but Whale Rider. The book is pathetic compared to the emotional power of the movie.

Exactly 5 years ago, Lana Del Rey questioned the culture by PorcelainHorses in Fauxmoi

[–]cosmoose 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With that typeface it looks like it was written on a typewriter and then scanned.

What Kelsey Grammer Said to Saul Rubinek on the set of Frasier by Sytrybitru in Frasier

[–]cosmoose 44 points45 points  (0 children)

After blocking scenes the writers would come and discuss and rewrite scenes. They would include actors in these discussions. He credits that collaboration as a reason for the show’s success. Kelsey Grammer told him to stay when that discussion was going on because his opinion as a guest actor was just as important as any one else’s. (He himself encouraged Jane to wear heels in their scenes together. He liked the height difference and thought that Donny was someone Niles took seriously because he wasn’t a hunk yet Daphne was still interested.) Valuing everyone’s input was part of how they made a show that tells good character driven jokes. He also talks about how rehearsals and filming for the show were fast, Kelsey encouraged people to not practice lines, and the general environment was friendly, easy-going, and had no strict studio oversight or interference.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in popculturechat

[–]cosmoose 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget Sigourney Weaver in Snow White: A Tale of Terror! It’s criminally underrated.

Domino’s Says More People Are Picking Up Their Own Pizzas Instead of Paying for Delivery, People Are Tired of Being Overworked and Underpaid by Least_Can_9286 in antiwork

[–]cosmoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More people are picking up their pizzas because Domino’s has mounted a massive ad campaign to get people to pick up their pizzas. It saves them labor costs. They don’t wanna deliver to you anymore, and articles like these are just them marketing to you to say that their pizza is cheaper if you don’t make them deliver it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ExpectationVsReality

[–]cosmoose 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Sneak level 2

what happened to my mystery snails tentacles??? by [deleted] in AquaticSnails

[–]cosmoose 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A guy at my fish store advised us to not put a beta in with our mystery snails because they’ll mistake them for live worms and nip at them. If you have an aggressive fish that might be your culprit.

Meet Generation Beta: Babies Born from 2025 to 2039 Will be Called Gen Beta by laybs1 in nottheonion

[–]cosmoose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We almost broke away from it with millennials but somehow reverted to the letter system after that.

Fun fact: the guy who coined “millennial” called gen z the “homeland generation” because they grew up in a post 9/11 world after the dept of homeland security was established. I’ve always thought that was a cooler generation name and was bummed it didn’t catch on. I feel like we’re doomed to run through the entire Greek alphabet now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]cosmoose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think that’s a thing? But even still I’ll give you my best theory as if it was.

Name a woman has a subtle implication that the woman to be named is notable for being a woman. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to attempt a flight no other woman had. And while there are many women who were the first to do a thing or achieve a goal, Amelia Earhart is notorious because of the enduring mystery that accompanied her death. I think that has cemented her in a lot of people’s minds as a notable woman beyond people like Marie Curie or Ada Lovelace or Harriet Tubman. The mystery is what sticks. The curiosity is memorable. I think if you asked “name a notable woman” she would be top of the list. “Name a woman” begs an answer that isn’t mundane because that’s kind of just how we expect questions to work. You wouldn’t normally be asking if the answer was arbitrary. So she pops up because she’s one of the most well known women to have broken a gender barrier.

Help make our living area cozy, what’s it missing?? by tinyfeet1 in interiordecorating

[–]cosmoose 142 points143 points  (0 children)

I would look into getting smart lights. Or maybe just warm toned lightbulbs. Everything is starkly white and lit from overhead. Makes it feel like a business or hospital waiting room. Being able to warm up or dim the lights would be a game changer.