The idiot pro-tipping customers will still tip. They'll try to sneak a tip and dumb shit like that. And I'm not about to blame a server for accepting free money.
But what price is fair? How is the owner supposed to just guess that?
I'd argue the wage that an employee voluntarily agrees to is about the fairest system possible: Make job posting, state the wage and job requirements, and people who find the wage fair then apply for it. I don't see why this works fine in literally all other industries.
If I went up to a kid and was like 'hey kid, can I buy your bike for $50' and he was like 'yeah sure that sounds great I agree' ... I'd be pretty fucking pissed off if he was going around telling everyone I ripped him off when I bought his bike and trying to pressure people into giving him an additional donation.
For fucks sake kid, just say no to the $50. Say yes when you actually agree to the pay. It's really not hard, and it's all completely and totally optional.
Bro at least send him like ten bucks or something. Buddy went to fucking Afghanistan. I bet you've gotten bigger tips for bringing some lukewarm plates of food you didn't even make to a table 32ft away. And I'm sure you were appreciative of those customers and felt they were doing the right thing, correct?
So, here's your chance, do the right thing! Send the $10 to the address they provided. If you do and they post confirmation, I'll legit tip 100% on the next meal I go out for.
Your employers sure love us though, since they invite us in with open arms every single time. And we always, always, pay them then the full price they asked for. We have a great relationship in which we both benefit. Their business adds value to the community and I want to support them, and so I do. And they thank me for it. And I get a delicious cheeseburger.
So no, I'm not staying home and you can't do a fucking thing about it. If I happen to walk into your place of work, you will serve me with a smile on your face the entire time too. It's pretty fucked up and I can't understand why you do it to yourself. I did for a few years and am thankful everyday I left for greener pastures. You could too.
Going anyway and just not tipping is also a completely acceptable and legally protected option. Sort of like saying 'no thank you' to the grocery store check out person asking for charity donations or if you would like to sign up for the store credit card.
Again, it's optional. So people can also say 'yes' if they want and that's cool too I guess. Although tipping is inherently harmful to the server's baseline wage which is a bit problematic, if people want to tip they can and no one is stopping them. And I won't give them shit about it unless they specifically inquire about it. Since the whole thing is 'optional' after all I let them make their own decisions and if tipping gives them a nice release of serotonin or dopamine or something that makes them feel better, who am I to take that from them.
Obviously yes. I imagine many people with nearly dead accounts will check the app and work this, and only this, day specifically for a good rate.
That's how contract employment works. Work when you want at a price that you agree to. No guarantees and no commitment. It's no way to live, which is why I pursued a salaried career. But it is useful in specific situations.
Yeah, striking as contractors isn't meaningful. I fully support strikes btw and am far left, but it just doesn't work for contract work. It only works when a legitimate union is formed. And the first step to achieving that is the refusal of contract work.
Yes, companies make money off products people want rather than those that they don't.
I agree the only solution is to end capitalism which is kinda what I was getting at. And I'm fine with the associated societal collapse. Worth it.
But in the meantime I'm not going to sit here and pretend Google (or any corporation) is specifically the 'evil bad guy' when they are just playing within the rules that society has set up for them. As are all the other companies, every single one.
It's extremely naive to expect a for-profit business to make decisions that go against their entire point of existence, which is to make money.
It is possible regardless, even when they try their best to delete it as they do now.
What's your solution here? Shut down all video streaming services entirely? Have actual humans reviewing every single video uploaded before being made public?
I'm not sure why one would expect anything else from a for-profit corporation.
I think that perhaps the bigger issue is that NeoNazis and such are socially acceptable enough to be permitted. That's a societal issue more than a Google issue. As you point out, if society did not tolerate it and thus it hurt their bottom line, they would remove it.
And do you actually think they don't already detect and flag potential porn using an algorithm? How do you think they prevent most of it from being on the site in the first place?
No one anywhere was claiming a 100% detection rate, which is why sometimes porn does in fact end up on YouTube until flagged manually by people who view it.
They went up because customers (on average) agreed to them and approved the higher suggested tip. It's not anymore complex than that.
If every place that raised those default options instead received lower tips as a result, it would stop. It's not rocket surgery.
So ya, why do you tip 25% now? Great question. That seems fucking crazy to me.