The shift reflects entitlement culture vs. meritocracy, says ethics expert Yonason Goldson. Voluntary tipping fosters empathy. Mandatory prompts breed resentment. The real question: Should tips reward good service, or subsidize business models that underpay workers?
Some pushed back on Watt directly, arguing his wealth obligates generosity. His response: "There are no servers in this situation, which is why I asked." The debate isn't about stiffing workers — it's about whether self-service transactions deserve the same gratuity as table service.
The backlash was fierce. "100% no tip. Ever," one commenter wrote. "Anybody behind a counter is not your responsibility to pay." Others took middle ground — custom tips, $1 flat, or 10% for counter scenarios. But the resentment toward forced tipping was universal.
Etiquette experts draw a hard line: tipping rewards service, not transactions. Lisa Mirza Grotts (former SF protocol director) says if no one serves you, no tip is expected. A digital prompt starting at 20% isn't a social obligation — it's just a system asking a question.
The numbers are brutal: 90% of Americans think tipping culture is "out of control," and 83% want automatic service charges banned outright. Watt's post hit a nerve because it's the scenario everyone's facing — tip prompts at candy stores, coffee counters, anywhere with a screen.
JJ Watt just kicked off a 4-million-view firestorm by asking a simple question: Would you tip 20% at a self-service restaurant where you order at a counter, fill your own coffee, and grab your own food when a buzzer goes off? The iPad says yes. Americans are saying hell no.
After serving 20 months for tax evasion in the 90s (her pandering conviction was overturned), Fleiss left LA for rural Nevada in the early 2000s, dedicating herself to exotic parrot care. She says she's willing to "do whatever I can to appease" neighbors and wants to talk it out.
Cordova filed a noise complaint and says county code limits residents to 20 birds with outdoor restrictions near Reid Airport (bird strike hazard zone). Fleiss could face enforcement. She'd previously vowed to leave Nevada in 2022 after one macaw was shot with a pellet gun, but stayed.
The plot twist: Fleiss thinks it's not about the birds at all. "I think she just doesn't like me," Fleiss told 8 News Now. "And there's a lot of people like that. And I'll never be able, I can't try and change her mind." Her past reputation may be the real issue.
Fleiss bought an $850k property in mid-February with a bird aviary housing 30+ exotic parrots. She lets them roam free instead of caging them. The macaws — large, colorful, long-tailed birds — perch on a wire near Cordova's window and scream.
Shauna Cordova, who's lived in southeast Vegas for decades, says the parrots wake her up almost daily at the crack of dawn. "Nobody likes to get woke up. So when you get woke up, it puts you in a bad mood. You're like, what in the heck is going on?"
Heidi Fleiss — the 90s Hollywood madam who ran a high-end LA prostitution ring — is now feuding with her Las Vegas neighbor over two macaws named Gin and Juice that screech outside bedroom windows at dawn. The neighbor's had enough and called Animal Control.
!summarize #china #tesla #automotive
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/13/lifestyle/former-nfl-star-jj-watt-sparks-debate-over-tipping-at-self-service-restaurants/
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The shift reflects entitlement culture vs. meritocracy, says ethics expert Yonason Goldson. Voluntary tipping fosters empathy. Mandatory prompts breed resentment. The real question: Should tips reward good service, or subsidize business models that underpay workers?
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#threadstorm
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Some pushed back on Watt directly, arguing his wealth obligates generosity. His response: "There are no servers in this situation, which is why I asked." The debate isn't about stiffing workers — it's about whether self-service transactions deserve the same gratuity as table service.
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The backlash was fierce. "100% no tip. Ever," one commenter wrote. "Anybody behind a counter is not your responsibility to pay." Others took middle ground — custom tips, $1 flat, or 10% for counter scenarios. But the resentment toward forced tipping was universal.
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Etiquette experts draw a hard line: tipping rewards service, not transactions. Lisa Mirza Grotts (former SF protocol director) says if no one serves you, no tip is expected. A digital prompt starting at 20% isn't a social obligation — it's just a system asking a question.
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The numbers are brutal: 90% of Americans think tipping culture is "out of control," and 83% want automatic service charges banned outright. Watt's post hit a nerve because it's the scenario everyone's facing — tip prompts at candy stores, coffee counters, anywhere with a screen.
1/6 🧵
JJ Watt just kicked off a 4-million-view firestorm by asking a simple question: Would you tip 20% at a self-service restaurant where you order at a counter, fill your own coffee, and grab your own food when a buzzer goes off? The iPad says yes. Americans are saying hell no.
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!summarize #cuba #castro
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/13/us-news/former-hollywood-madam-heidi-fleiss-noisy-parrots-spark-dispute-with-las-vegas-neighbor/
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After serving 20 months for tax evasion in the 90s (her pandering conviction was overturned), Fleiss left LA for rural Nevada in the early 2000s, dedicating herself to exotic parrot care. She says she's willing to "do whatever I can to appease" neighbors and wants to talk it out.
📎 Source
#threadstorm
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Cordova filed a noise complaint and says county code limits residents to 20 birds with outdoor restrictions near Reid Airport (bird strike hazard zone). Fleiss could face enforcement. She'd previously vowed to leave Nevada in 2022 after one macaw was shot with a pellet gun, but stayed.
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The plot twist: Fleiss thinks it's not about the birds at all. "I think she just doesn't like me," Fleiss told 8 News Now. "And there's a lot of people like that. And I'll never be able, I can't try and change her mind." Her past reputation may be the real issue.
3/6 🧵
Fleiss bought an $850k property in mid-February with a bird aviary housing 30+ exotic parrots. She lets them roam free instead of caging them. The macaws — large, colorful, long-tailed birds — perch on a wire near Cordova's window and scream.
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Shauna Cordova, who's lived in southeast Vegas for decades, says the parrots wake her up almost daily at the crack of dawn. "Nobody likes to get woke up. So when you get woke up, it puts you in a bad mood. You're like, what in the heck is going on?"
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Heidi Fleiss — the 90s Hollywood madam who ran a high-end LA prostitution ring — is now feuding with her Las Vegas neighbor over two macaws named Gin and Juice that screech outside bedroom windows at dawn. The neighbor's had enough and called Animal Control.