Jojo

@ Silentiea @lemm.ee

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2 yr. ago

2y ago

I bought frozen BBQ eel and the best before date says LJ349. What does this mean?
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Jojo @lemm.ee 2y ago
L stands for leap year, so that tracks.

2y ago

Why did Occupy Wall Street fade away and how can we start it back up again?

I remember my FIL asking each one if they were trying to supplement a living or if they were purely a for-profit capitalist venture taking advantage of an opportunity at an anti-capitalist protest.

Out of curiosity, how would he draw that line? When does it stop counting as a living and start being a purely for-profit venture?

2y ago

[US] At a sushi restaurant, is it considered good ettiquette or bad ettiquette to order rolls cross several rounds?

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Jojo @lemm.ee 2y ago

Not tipping doesn't fix this problem, it just makes someone get payed less.

Just in case it wasn't clear, when one is not tipping, they are very literally not giving people money. The only "people" you are giving money to are the owners of the service, not the wage workers you may otherwise have tipped.

2y ago

[US] At a sushi restaurant, is it considered good ettiquette or bad ettiquette to order rolls cross several rounds?

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Jojo @lemm.ee 2y ago

Nothing on Lemmy is posted on basis of "needs to be mentioned",

Literally everything on Lemmy was said for a reason. Bad reasons exist, but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt.

Tipping causes lower wages because it relieves the employers of the obligation of paying their workers. Also, I am talking about systemic change,

Tipping doesn't "cause" lower wages. Tipping becoming an expected social norm can cause that, or exacerbate it. But you as an individual choosing not to tip doesn't really impact that. It certainly doesn't effect systemic change. If the norm is already present, all you're doing is literally lowering one individual's wages by not tipping them, and if it's not then what you're doing is making a statement to that individual (ranging from "I come from America" to "you were really exceptional").

2y ago

[US] At a sushi restaurant, is it considered good ettiquette or bad ettiquette to order rolls cross several rounds?

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Jojo @lemm.ee 2y ago

Tipping occasionally doesn't cause this problem either.

Being vocal about never tipping implies that it's an exceptional stance for some reason. If that's the norm where you live, why does it need to be mentioned?

2y ago

[US] At a sushi restaurant, is it considered good ettiquette or bad ettiquette to order rolls cross several rounds?

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Jojo @lemm.ee 2y ago

Not tipping doesn't fix this problem, it just makes someone get payed less. If you want to fix the issue, regulate it out of existence. You aren't changing the culture, you're just being a bit of a dick.