just an fyi to the techbros trying to turn likes into tips and zaps and saying it helps artists & journalists etc: the history of tipping in the U.S. is tied to slavery and keeping certain classes and races of people economically SUBORDINATE. #zaps #sats #bitcoin ‘TIPPING IN THE U.S. IS ROOTED IN RACISM Tipping has not always been a common practice in the United States. Before the Civil War, tipping was frowned upon: it was viewed by many as an aristocratic, European practice that was incompatible with American democracy. After the Civil War, however, many restaurants and rail operators embraced tipping because it allowed them to “hire” newly freed slaves without having to pay them—they would be forced to work for tips alone. An early 20th century southern journalist recounted being uncomfortable tipping White working people. As he observed in 1902, “one expects … Negroes [to] take tips … it is a token of their inferiority. But to give money to a White man was embarrassing to me.” Tipping was designed to keep African Americans in an economically and socially subordinate position.’ https://civilrightsdocs.info/pdf/minimumwage/History-Tipped-Minimum-Wage.pdf