Okay, what I'm seeing in this (these) conversations is either one person arguing theory and the other interpreting it as a suggestion as to how everybody should act (and being incorrect that this is the intent) or one person discussing the real consequences of a given strategy and the other person insisting that current reality has no business intruding on his Wa.
Your tipping algorithm, in a perfect world where perhaps everybody or a majority of people tip that way, might encourage the behavior you're trying to encourage. In the current world, servers get /taxed/ on an 18% assumption re cash. Or they pool their tips. Or they "tip out", whatever that is, which likely assumes an average amount.
In this case the Waffle House lady getting $10 on a $10 bill will likely be happy and grateful, but unless you include a note explaining your algorithm the $10 on a $100 bill for average service at Hard Rock will be interpreted as either "what did I do wrong?" or "that cheap schmuck.'
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Your tipping algorithm, in a perfect world where perhaps everybody or a majority of people tip that way, might encourage the behavior you're trying to encourage. In the current world, servers get /taxed/ on an 18% assumption re cash. Or they pool their tips. Or they "tip out", whatever that is, which likely assumes an average amount.
In this case the Waffle House lady getting $10 on a $10 bill will likely be happy and grateful, but unless you include a note explaining your algorithm the $10 on a $100 bill for average service at Hard Rock will be interpreted as either "what did I do wrong?" or "that cheap schmuck.'