Check out https://www.reddit.com/r/EndTipping/ to dismantle this crappy American tipping system altogether.

WTF, Lifehacker!

I hope that folks in a market where YouTube Premium is available will pay for that instead of cheating creators out of ad revenue. It’s a win-win: you get to remove the annoying ads, and creators get a cut of your monthly payment.

Thank you for this! As a huge fan of a cappella, the Pitch Perfect movie, and the talented women in it, I really thought this was a pretty lame thing to target. Your comment cheered me up. Also, I think fiddling is awesome!

Still no Carplay / Android Auto, no thank you at any price

“... barring access ‘until the user agrees to certain terms.’”
Ah, yeah, that’s just what we need.

Company with optional service: “Here are our clear terms. You share [such and such] info with us, we give you [such and such] free service.”

User: “No, and you can’t make me! I want [free service] and I refuse to share any…

“I don’t particularly care for animation” is something I’ve heard with surprising frequency, actually, so you’re hardly alone in that. But I think it’s frankly misguided. It’s kinda like saying, “I hate all live action movies.”

I mean... animation encompasses a huge array of movie types. Action, adventure, romance,…

“Twitter’s key value is that it tells us what’s happening right this second.”

Also, you may well find yourself using and enjoying Google Assistant :)

Heh, I think the customizability issue depends more on your personality than the device. I’m fine not really customizing my stock (Pixel) phones that much, though I do like using some widgets. And if you buy an ‘official’ (read: Pixel) phone, you’re not gonna have to deal with bloatware, fragmentation, etc.

I don’t think either OS is superior, frankly. They just have different strengths.

Well, yeah, the entire system DOES suck.

And if someone rounded up $2 on every transaction each day, that could lead to a significant chunk of change for that person.  That seems like a bad thing.

Do you tip your bus driver? Your kids’ teachers? Your nurse? Receptionists? The day laborers who pick the cheap grapes you buy at the market? Heck, even the checkout clerk at the market?

No?  Wow. You must not be very kind. :(

Visit Japan.  Enjoy amazing food, great service. Soon you’ll be like other enlightened peeps and hate the stupidity of mandatory tipping.

Somehow the rest of the friggin’ world manages to sustain great restaurants with fine food and strong service... without mandatory tipping.  

My uncle was a landscaper. Shitty, hot, exhausting work. Didn’t get tips. My mom was a junior high teacher in a rough neighborhood; dealt with knives in the classroom, hugely troubled kids, etc., got no tips.

So forgive me when I pull out this tiny tiny violin for people making coffee drinks in an air conditioned…

You could also treat them like professionals and thank them, give them a compliment for... doing their job well.  What a crazy concept!

“Ask the Overworked Nurse: Should I tip my nurse for taking care of me?”
Answer: If you’re wondering why we tip a barista pushing buttons but not a nurse wiping asses, then maybe you’re realizing how messed up American tipping culture has gotten.

Employers should be responsible for paying their employees. Period. Tipping should be for above and beyond amazingness, not charity, not “he needs a buck more than I do” etc. That’s what actual charitable donations are for.