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by rendall 3y ago
I think they are about even in social costs, tbh, but I would rather have the social devastation associated with freely available drugs than the social corruption associated with prohibition, if I must choose between the two.
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by rendall 3y ago
No it's one of the best ways to wrap dubious, self-serving moral bankruptcy and lack of empathy in a shroud of self-righteousness. It's nonsense. I outlined above the only ways to change tipping culture. You really care about the
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by rendall 3y ago
Exploitative was GP's assertion, not mine. The entire argument is suspect and self-serving.
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by rendall 3y ago
Not tipping is reprehensible. For me, even bad wait service still gets 15%. Maybe they are having a bad day and could use a boost. They still brought me food and are but one member of a team of people. Good service gets 20%. Extraordinary s
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by rendall 3y ago
If you're in the US, this means you go to no bars, nor any restaurants, and you do not order any food delivered to your home. Nor do you ever take a taxi. Nor get a massage. Nor order room service at a hotel. I'm pretty skeptica
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by rendall 3y ago
You still have not said you do not ever go to any establishments whatsoever where tipping occurs. If you do, and then even "scale down" your tip, then it's you who are the exploiter, sorry.
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by rendall 3y ago
Curious why you didn't write "what did you mean by this", addressing directly? Anyway, if I had to guess, I'd say grouping along two or more traits. Maybe size along one axis and purpose along the other, clustering simil
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by rendall 3y ago
You wrote that you boycott "exploitive work environments" which is not stating clearly that you never, ever, without exception go to any establishment where staff expects a tip. Waiters or bartenders at some popular restaurants c
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by rendall 3y ago
You are not a warrior for change against tipping culture by not tipping . Purchasing services and then not tipping or "scaling down tipping" just makes you an entitled jerk. There's no sacrifice for you . Your "activ
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by rendall 3y ago
You're being unnecessarily defensive. My comment was neither a criticism nor attempt to refute your point of view. It seems like you and I mostly agree. I mean nothing patronizing when I ask: do you know what inalienable means? It&#x
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by rendall 3y ago
> "Going forward, BMW says it will continue to offer subscription-based services but only for software options, ... which is completely understandable." Is it completely understandable though? Maybe I'm an old man shouti
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by rendall 3y ago
I believe it is an inalienable right that individuals use or abuse any drug according to their own inclinations. When I become Benevolent World Dictator, this will be explicitly stated in the Constitution. That said, in aggregate, unconstra
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by rendall 3y ago
https://lmddgtfy.net/?q=%22Let+me+duckduckgo+that+for+you%22
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by rendall 3y ago
On mobile the navigation is not convenient. If you skip ahead to >> then you are at page 15, somewhere in the Cs. Pushing >> again just advances the page to 16. It would be nice to search or filter. This is probably something th
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by rendall 3y ago
> I think we see more of these interesting finds in the world of small animals because they have a much higher frequency of turnover. Therefore a higher statistical probability to produce interesting adaptations. This is the best argum
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by rendall 3y ago
Is it possible - and bear with me, here - that we humans have something similar in our midst? Something that has co-evolved mimicry over eons to bypass our "other" triggers. No uncanny valley or creepy vibe detected. A kind of C
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by rendall 3y ago
If you do not purchase your delivery in a tipping culture and deliverers earn a living wage, e.g. Northern Europe, then don't tip. If you purchase in a place where tipping is the convention (e.g US, Brazil), then do the simple algebra
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by rendall 3y ago
That's an idea, but it sounds like the risk to the deliverer of doing that in Rio de Janeiro is quite high.
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by rendall 3y ago
Let's revisit this excerpt from the article, which would mitigate many of these comments about how "workers should take pride in their work" and "do their job" and similar. They are doing their jobs. > "Ac
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by rendall 3y ago
> The expectations should be clear on both sides. If I am expecting delivery to my streetfront I will be happy to go down and get it. That's great, and apparently you are not the kind of app user that the deliverers are up upset a
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by rendall 3y ago
According to the article, the deliverers are expected by the terms of the app to bring the order only to the street level door. Some consumers leverage their power to give a good or bad rating to compel the deliverers to bring the order ups
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by rendall 3y ago
Meh. I worked in a nursing home for a little while. You could definitely tell the difference between the people who lived healthy lives and those who "skidded in broadside, used up, totally worn out". Not recommended. They often
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by rendall 3y ago
One of the marvelous things about English is that there are no official gatekeepers who determine correct English. It will happily absorb foreign or regional words and concepts. For instance, schadenfreude is probably now a proper English
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by rendall 3y ago
> I had no idea that Roma and Romany were not the same thing ... They aren't? Would you mind saying more about what this?
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by rendall 3y ago
> But what I think matters equally is that new idioms born outside of the natively spoken English should be seen as equally valuable, when they get a meaningful reach. I am thinking for example of "do the needful" which I unde
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by rendall 3y ago
I agree with you, even as a native English speaker. I reside in Northern Europe where almost everyone speaks truly excellent English with a kind of formidable grammatical correctness. However, it is definitely spoken as a business/tech
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by rendall 3y ago
As a dad also in Finland who has a child around the same age... I think I struggle with this wrt my son because I am honestly ambivalent. There is part of me that feels as you do. "Why not? He's active, popular, does sports, spend
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by rendall 3y ago
Indeed. Note that piracy - robbery by boat - is associated with lawless regions. It will be hard for some people to accept that the Bay Area has declined so far. I was raised and worked as an adult in San Francisco. It has always had two fa
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by rendall 3y ago
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=factorio+learning+ai&ia=web
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by rendall 3y ago
I wonder if piracy has just not been a danger for so long that some people think of it as some quaint activity of the past, like cavalry charges and top hats. "Thieves on a boat? That's not piracy. Elements of the crime require pe

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