If if the difference between tipping and not tipping is enough to boot-strap you up levels in economic productivity you should definitely not be eating at restaurants at all. Consequence-wise, I’d say you’d be a reasonable dick to tip only at restaurants you actually frequent. If you’re only going to be at a place once in your life the value of being friendly with the employees is basically zero, whereas if the same person is going to feed you every day for months then you get significantly better service when you tip well.
Defecting from standing in line isn’t bad because some theoretical superior would see it, it is because being a blatant dick to strangers increases your risk of altercation a lot, not to mention the more general societal problem of encouraging this kind of defecting leading to greater overall inefficiency as people swarm instead of standing in line.
Making small talk is less clear cut, and if you don’t value serendipitously making new friends I can easily be convinced that the effort to pursue it is worth less than whatever it is you might be doing otherwise (though honestly it’s not like your elevator standing time was going to be that productive in any case)
Paying taxes is NOT a social norm. Not paying them is actually illegal, and can get you into serious trouble. This is not a big deal on the small scale, and if you’re a single individual who isn’t particularly prosperous you can definitely get away with not paying them, but if you’re actively planning on becoming extremely economically successful based on this extra money, an audit could put serious crimps in your style
If if the difference between tipping and not tipping is enough to boot-strap you up levels in economic productivity you should definitely not be eating at restaurants at all.
I assume you’re implying that cooking for yourself takes longer than eating out, but this is only true for complicated meals. I can make myself hamburgers or a steak far faster than any restaurant I would have to tip at, though admittedly slower than something like mcdonalds. This is without even counting the possibilities offered by instant ramen
If if the difference between tipping and not tipping is enough to boot-strap you up levels in economic productivity you should definitely not be eating at restaurants at all. Consequence-wise, I’d say you’d be a reasonable dick to tip only at restaurants you actually frequent. If you’re only going to be at a place once in your life the value of being friendly with the employees is basically zero, whereas if the same person is going to feed you every day for months then you get significantly better service when you tip well.
Defecting from standing in line isn’t bad because some theoretical superior would see it, it is because being a blatant dick to strangers increases your risk of altercation a lot, not to mention the more general societal problem of encouraging this kind of defecting leading to greater overall inefficiency as people swarm instead of standing in line.
Making small talk is less clear cut, and if you don’t value serendipitously making new friends I can easily be convinced that the effort to pursue it is worth less than whatever it is you might be doing otherwise (though honestly it’s not like your elevator standing time was going to be that productive in any case)
Paying taxes is NOT a social norm. Not paying them is actually illegal, and can get you into serious trouble. This is not a big deal on the small scale, and if you’re a single individual who isn’t particularly prosperous you can definitely get away with not paying them, but if you’re actively planning on becoming extremely economically successful based on this extra money, an audit could put serious crimps in your style
Depends on how much you value your time.
I assume you’re implying that cooking for yourself takes longer than eating out, but this is only true for complicated meals. I can make myself hamburgers or a steak far faster than any restaurant I would have to tip at, though admittedly slower than something like mcdonalds. This is without even counting the possibilities offered by instant ramen