Hey Folks! I've been living abroad for over half my life in a country where tipping is not the norm. At most you would round up. 19€ bill? Here's a 20, keep this change. Going to the US soon to visit family and the whole idea of tipping makes me nervous. It seems there's a lot of discussion about getting rid of tipping, but I don't know how much has changed in this regard. The system seems ridiculously unfair, and that extra expense in a country where everything is already so expensive really makes a difference. So will AITA if I don't tip? Is it really my personal responsibility to make sure my server is paid enough?

I had been thinking about leaving Reddit for months before the API announcement came. I was tired of the toxic content, also tired of being drawn in by it. I was never a power user, lurked a lot and only posted and commented in a few niche subs. I suppose I can still lurk, but so far I like it here at Lemmy. My 3rd party app (RedReader) will apparently be allowed to stay for free (due to their high accesibility), but who knows how long that will last. I deleted my account, didn't bother dealing with a comment deleting script. I just made my reasons very clear and hope they get the message. Thanks to all who have been involved in creating these federated spaces!