Though I disagree with the basic premise of your argument--I've never once gotten the same driver, and doubt that Lyft is building a tipping profile of me for t

Though I disagree with the basic premise of your argument--I've never once gotten the same driver, and doubt that Lyft is building a tipping profile of me for the purpose of sharing it with them--I totally, completely agree that tipping should be replaced by living wages for service workers. But that's just not the world in which we currently live. Until such time as it is, I'm more than happy to spend a little extra since the marginal utility of my $5 Lyft tip is, presumably, way higher for the driver than it is for me.