Explained by behavioral economics, a new technological default changed our tipping behavior in restaurants and taxi cabs.
Our Taxi Tips
For every cab ride, NYC records the place, time, fare (and the tip if a credit card is used). Using the taxi database, Gawker was able to figure out Kourtney Kardashian’s and Judd Apatow’s tips because of time stamped photos that included a taxi medallion number. We…
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