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Tipping is often defended as part of cultural tradition, particularly in North America. However, on closer inspection, tipping is not a genuine cultural practice but merely an economic arrangement that has been mischaracterised as such.

Historically, tipping emerged from a hierarchical society in which nobles would offer small amounts of money to their servants as an act of patronage. Far from being a celebration of culture, it was an expression of inequality and dependence. Its continuation in modern societies is therefore not a matter of heritage, but rather an outdated economic trick.

In contemporary practice, tipping complicates transactions and obscures the real cost of services. What appears to be a voluntary act of generosity is in fact a mechanism through which businesses shift responsibility for fair wages onto the customer. This undermines both service quality and economic transparency. Service staff are incentivised not to provide consistently high standards, but to focus selectively on customers who seem likely to offer higher tips. Employers, meanwhile, reduce their tax burden by keeping base wages artificially low and treating gratuities as external supplements. The result is a system in which workers are underpaid, customers are misled, and public revenue is diminished.

A more rational and equitable solution is to abolish tipping as a formal expectation. Instead, service charges should either be included in the price of food and drink or collected uniformly as a service fee. This approach ensures clarity, fairness, and accountability: customers know the true cost, workers receive stable pay, and the state can tax wages transparently.

In conclusion, tipping should not be mistaken for culture. It is a relic of feudal patronage that survives today only as a means of concealing costs and transferring responsibility. Modern societies should recognise it for what it is: a flawed economic practice, and one best replaced by a fairer and more transparent system.
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The sunset reflected in the flowers blooming by the roadside, and the space between the interrupted clouds—between day and night.
The star begins to peek out, softly and gently illuminating the night sky.
Right at the very center, back-to-back, are "happiness" and "unhappiness."
Feelings so close that I almost want to touch the profile hesitating between leaning toward either side.

Humans who act to find their own happiness,
and humans who move to fulfill someone else's happiness—these are the two types.
Neither is better than the other; as long as you have no regrets about your choice, that’s enough.

When simply contemplating "what is happiness,"
the answer emerges that it is born from the passage of time and the accumulation of experience, leading to change.

Even when layering emotional changes over the shifting seasons,
it doesn't necessarily make us particularly kinder.
What others think or feel remains beyond our imagination.
Having the same thoughts or values is fundamentally unlikely, but
through consideration and understanding of others, it’s possible to share them.

Those who proceed while confirming whether their initial choice was correct,
and those who eliminate impossible answers and accept what remains as correct—
since the foundations and directions of the world are so different,
they truly realize how wonderful it is to "be together."
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