The operative word in that statement is should, Leon
Yeah, I want waitstaff to be paid a living wage.
Until that happens tipping is a necessary evil.
Or maybe tipping is enabling the practice?
The whole cart and horse thing
"Does that mean you're going to harass the owners to pay them a living wage, Leon? Maybe hand them some literature, mount some social pressure or a boycott? Change the laws? Give the owners a pile of 'tip' money from you, to give to the workers as proper wages? Something?"
"No. I like the owners. They sell me milkshakes."
Give the owners a pile of ‘tip’ money from you, to give to the workers as proper wages?
I think that last one might not be all that effective
If a better metaphor for communists on the internet exists, I haven't heard it. This is hard to beat.
"You have a good point, but you aren't doing what you think you're doing"
Disco Elysium house of cards communist moment is my personal fave.
Real life tho this is it
A lot of "Internet communists" don't much care for Trotsky either.
He was right. Tipping culture is horrible and should go away.
Let’s make living wages a thing first
That's how you make it go away
Right sentiment, wrong solution.
You don't fix workers' problems by being a dick to them and making it hard for them to afford to live - you fix workers' problems by inflicting the pain on the decision makers - employers and legislators.
The mistake was to push an individual solution to a systemic problem. He should have tried to get mandatory tipping banned.
C'mon, Trotsky, don't be a dick
Literally impossible
In drag's country, we listened to Trotsky. Nobody tips. And it's great. We have a living minimum wage and waiters actually get paid it.
The operative word in that statement is should, Leon
Yeah, I want waitstaff to be paid a living wage.
Until that happens tipping is a necessary evil.
Or maybe tipping is enabling the practice?
The whole cart and horse thing
"Does that mean you're going to harass the owners to pay them a living wage, Leon? Maybe hand them some literature, mount some social pressure or a boycott? Change the laws? Give the owners a pile of 'tip' money from you, to give to the workers as proper wages? Something?"
"No. I like the owners. They sell me milkshakes."
I think that last one might not be all that effective