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Why Tipping Should Be Banned - Adam Ruins Everything

Dropout · 15.8M views · 2015-01-12 · 3:55

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Overview

An Adam Ruins Everything segment arguing that tipping should be banned. It covers the history of tipping, its weak link to service quality, and why employers should pay a fair wage.

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Recommended in tipping threads as a fast, entertaining, sourced case against tipping culture.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2015–2020

Topics

Microeconomics & behavioral economicsLabor, work & inequality
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What people said

yesenadam · 2020-03 · Strong recommendation

> I'd also like to live in a world where waitstaff didn't rely on tips to make minimum wage, let alone a living wage. I don't. You do, mostly. I believe it's just the USA where obligatory "tipping" is a thing. I learnt a bit about the history of tipping from Adam Ruins Everything S01E05 Adam Ruins Restaurants, highly recommended. Excerpt about tipping, <4mins: [VIDEO] (Yes, his style is a lil in-your-face, but the content is excellent, and often shows onscreen the title and author of papers referenced - how many shows do that?!)

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kdamken · 2017-03 · Strong recommendation

Tipping is the worst possible thing for everyone involved. Your employer should be paying you a living wage, not expecting the customers to do so with tips. I highly recommend you check out this video: [VIDEO] Tipping doesn't really say much about a person other than how easily they fall for societal pressure and guilt.

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sr2 · 2017-06 · Recommendation

"Why Tipping Should Be Banned", by Adam Ruins Everything is worth watching if you are of the school of thought that tipping is bad: [VIDEO] The gist of the video is that if you're tipping, then a waiter/waitress for example is not being paid enough, and tips are deliberately designed to bolster their unfair income.

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