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    1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Apr 16
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      Nice touch on checkout from UberEats in Japan, which has no culture of tipping for restaurant service. Quoting approximately: [ ] + 100 yen: "I love this restaurant." Support this restaurant. (?) The (?) was "100 yen of support will be gifted to the restaurant on your behalf."

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    2. Scott Swezey‏ @ScottSwezey Apr 16
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      If UberEats in the US is any indication, Uber just keeps the tip.

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      Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Apr 16
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      So your mental model is that the publicly traded company, which has just written "We will pay 100 yen to the restaurant on your behalf" on an invoice, is factually paying 0 yen to the restaurant? Do you understand why I assess probability that scenario is right at below 0.01%?

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        2. Theta Grunberg‏ @ThetaGrunberg Apr 16
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          DoorDash did something fairly close to this but were shamed into stopping by this articlepic.twitter.com/eJRS7s9njl

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        3. Denis Trailin‏ @DenisTrailin Apr 16
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          He's definitely going to ignore all these responses

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        1.  👏Austin "Hand Washer" Hutchison‏ @austinhutchison Apr 16
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          An assumption that delivery companies are not exactly straightforward with their phrasing regarding tips and service fees isn’t unfounded

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        1. Scott Swezey‏ @ScottSwezey Apr 16
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          Last year there was a scandal about how DoorDash handles tips, and various online conversations shed light on other issues from Silicon Valley delivery companies with the general consensus being to always tip in cash to be “safe.” https://qz.com/1659475/the-merits-of-tipping-your-doordash-delivery-worker-in-cash/ …https://www.reddit.com/r/postmates/comments/5neq3c/cash_or_app_tip/dcb3nct/ …

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        2. Sumanth  ⚡‏ @SuMastodon Apr 16
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          Delivery companies literally have already done this

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          true but I trust @patio11 to accurately assess probabilities conditional on the transactions being in Japan

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        2. Scott Swezey‏ @ScottSwezey Apr 16
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          My mental model is that some companies will muddy the waters to make more profit. Maybe thats keeping a cut through a service charge. Maybe it’s clever wording “Love the restraint? Leave a tip … Well, we never said who you left the tip too.” I just don’t trust them anymore.

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        3. John Eisenman‏ @jiceman Apr 16
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          That's generally how tips work in the restaurant industry. Many states have a minimum wage + tip amount. If tips not enough, then employer must make up the difference. So, first portion of tip is neutral to server. Higher amounts increase server pay.

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        1. Aaron Dufour‏ @aarondufour Apr 16
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          It is not hard to find instances of delivery/cab companies that technically passed on the tip but simultaneously reduced the base pay by a similar amount, netting the worker ~0 extra dollars. There's little reason to expect Uber of all companies to be doing the right thing here.

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        2. レザロックス‏ @rezzealaux Apr 16
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          Only reason why I don't believe it is, unless there is something special about Uber Japan I don't know, it is first a Japanese company and not a Silicon Valley VC company. 7-11s in Japan are pretty good. Apparently KFC there is even premium stuff.

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        3. レザロックス‏ @rezzealaux Apr 16
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          "Object of X attributes can be assumed to be equal across space and time, especially in narrative-compliant dimensions" is perhaps the single proposition bar none losing water the fastest.

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