Tipping incentivises so many bad things, from these power dynamics where one benevolent human gets to look good and the receiver of alms is tugging their forelo

Tipping incentivises so many bad things, from these power dynamics where one benevolent human gets to look good and the receiver of alms is tugging their forelock in gratitude, to piss-poor wages and unequal distribution of money to those working, to 20% of turnover being completely off the books, and on top of that making a big fucking deal about a tip, the irony of rewarding a server while being self-serving! All the rolling eyes I can muster while recoiling from this postmodern-Dickensian paradise.