alt Hacker NewsIn a Louis Rossmann video (i think it was the one on food delivery guys on e-bikes) he mentions never tipping in app but leaving a note that says he will give a cash tip if the driver brings the food straight to his door. That seems like a decent compromise as it doesn't let the app take a cut from the tip and makes so the driver actually goes the extra mile to 'deserve' the tip.
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coldtea • 08/01/2025
>* but leaving a note that says he will give a cash tip if the driver brings the food straight to his door.*
Why, where else would they take the food? Leave in at the patio? Drop it on the lawn?
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walterbell • 08/01/2025
Thank you for this tip on analog defense against digital dark patterns!
Weirdly on Reddit I keep getting the doordash and ubereats communities pushed at me - there is a very strong view amongst people using these apps that anyone who says they will "give a cash tip" will not actually do it, so it's probably not as beneficial as you might think.
The tips on the apps nominally do go entirely to the driver.