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Why Tipping Should Be Banned - Adam Ruins Everything
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.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended in tipping threads as a fast, entertaining, sourced case against tipping culture.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Dropout
- Topic
- tipping culture
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 7
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2015–2020
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
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 …
kdamken on Hacker News · 2017-03
In Uber Driver Tip-Hustling Schemes> 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 …
yesenadam on Hacker News · 2020-03
In Internet Archive responds: Why we released the National Emergency LibraryA fast and entertaining take on this topic: "Why Tipping Should Be Banned - Adam Ruins Everything" - [VIDEO]
nayuki on Hacker News · 2016-12
In No tipping means better business
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.