• sloppychops@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    I mean, that’s basically how the entire hospitality industry operates at this point.

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      4 months ago

      The early history behind tipping was basically to not pay black people and keep some simulacrum of slavery. Black people were historically pretty predominant in the hospitality industry - a good way to pay them shit, and make them dependent on the generosity of white people.