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I mean, 100% the drivers should be being paid more and the entire system is fundamentally broken.

In the here and now though, where I can’t do anything to fix anything even if I entirely stop using Amazon forever right this moment, giving someone a random $5 that they wouldn’t otherwise have is a good thing.

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Technically youre right, but would you say the same if Putin started handing out band-aids to ukrainians who just lost their families?

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… What? That’s such a non-sequitor that I’m honestly not sure if you replied to the wrong thing or something.

I can’t say that I would say the same thing in an entirely different situation with nothing to do with the other.

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Its a similar situation. You ‘cant do anything about anything’ and handing out band-aids is ‘better than nothing’. Would ‘giving someone a band-aid is a good thing’ be your stance in that situation or would you find it rather inappropriate?

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Then give the tip in person. Don’t let amazon know they can count on their customers to carry the burden of paying their employees

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Oh God no, then it’s actually me paying the money, which makes it an actual tip.
If Amazon asks if they should pay someone more, the answer is always yes.

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That’s fair too. I’ll be honest I’m always going to be pessimistic as hell when it comes to anything amazon says and does. If it’s their money, make them pay up

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Short term benefit for long term problems.

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slippery slope fallacy

Clicking a button that gives someone money at no expense to you isn’t causing the issue you’re worried about, it’s at worst symptomatic of the broken system that might lead to your concern.

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Not all slippery slopes are fallacies.

Ever notice that all the counter service places are leaning into tipping because it became popular with coffee shops?

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Yea if you’re going to use a bad service might as well help while you can. It’s like going to a restaurant then not tipping because it encourages owners. They don’t give a fuck cause they still get your money

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