2026-01-17 03:23:44

New York authorities just released some telling data: average tips on delivery platforms like DoorDash and Uber Eats have cratered to just $0.76 per order—a brutal drop from $3.66 two years back. That's not a small slip, that's a cliff.

Here's the thing everyone's pointing out: it's not that people stopped believing in tipping. Something else shifted. The whole economics of those platforms changed, the user behavior flipped, or maybe expectations got recalibrated. Either way, that 79% nosedive tells you something's broken in how these services are valued now.

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RealYieldWizard

· 3h ago

I love this, jumping from over $3 directly down to $0.70? Truly incredible. --- Basically, everyone has no money left, and platform economics have completely collapsed. --- Wait, is this data real? It feels a bit exaggerated. --- Tipping culture is slowly dying, and next is the platform itself lol --- Damn, this is the cost of inflation; money is becoming less and less valuable, so tips naturally disappear. --- Platforms should reflect on themselves; blaming users for not paying if they can't retain users? Laughable. --- I've seen it coming; these apps each take an absurd cut, and in the end, the ones suffering are the drivers and consumers. --- It's worth it; those platforms should go bankrupt, the ecosystem is already rotten through. --- 79% decline... Is that real? Sounds so unbelievable I can't believe it. --- Can Web3 save this or is it all just a scam...

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