Comment on Tipping culture npcs
betheydocrime@lemmy.world 9 months agoIt’s not a ridiculous amount to tip, but explaining why it’s reasonable requires you to understand what commodity fetishism is. Are you already familiar with the term? If not, would you be willing to read a description of what it is if I typed one up for you?
Rediphile@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
No fucking way someone with an understanding of Marxist sociology supports tipping. Not a fucking chance. I’m so confused right now.
betheydocrime@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Socialist theory is great, but material conditions don’t care about our ideologies :) I use Marxism and socialism to help myself understand why I feel so alienated and to help fight those feelings, but I still understand that every worker in America lives as an exploited laborer under capitalism. I’m not wealthy or politically powerful or willing to use violence to enforce my views, so my praxis must be aimed at helping the little people until we have enough of a leftist coalition to take on the bigger issues.
Essentially, I’m not big enough to change the world for the better all on my own, but I can change the parts of it that I can reach out and touch with my hands, so why shouldn’t I?
Rediphile@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
You should, by not tipping, which will help create positive social change.
betheydocrime@lemmy.world 9 months ago
spujb@lemmy.cafe typed up the perfect response to this in another thread, let me copypasta their comment for you: