Originally Posted by
Analise
Your first sentence says that you don't push for change in a system by participating in that system. Ok. Since you DO want change, why are you then not following your own advice? Why are you participating in that system? Is your joy of eating out more important than upholding your ideal as you stated in your first sentence? Say one thing but do the other?
Are you reading the same thread I am reading?
My first sentence says that you don't change the bad system of tipping by participating in the practice of tipping. My later sentences were a direct response to the foolish notion that people who don't tip shouldn't eat out. I participate in the restaurant system by enjoying a meal when I feel like going out and paying for one.
Nothing inconsistent in those two statements.
Your suggestion that non-tippers not eat out is analogous to those who disagree with your politics telling you to "love it or leave it". Silly and insulting.