I'd much rather know my driver is paid a fair wage (and pay more upfront) by their fucking employer rather than have to be responsible of making up the difference.
Not everyone agrees. It's vulgar in my ideal world (Star Trek), but that is not the world in which we live (yet).
> I'd much rather know my driver is paid a fair wage (and pay more upfront) by their fucking employer rather than have to be responsible of making up the difference.
I agree with this. But, I also believe that Uber is exploiting its drivers, and that its app is not sufficient in these situations (yet?) to dispense with tipping altogether.
So, on balance, I see Uber's return to the custom of this culture to be a benefit to Uber's employees.