“Aldi raised the minimum wage?
Tip everyone £5—
and charge them £10.”
So Aldi raised its minimum wage—and now everyone’s feeling generous. The Sage says: get ahead of the trend by tipping everyone in your life £5… but charge them £10. Pretend you’re creating a solidarity economy in miniature.
It works like this:
- Offer your sibling £5 to empty the dishwasher.
- Insist they owe you £10 for emotional labour.
- Hand a £5 note to your coworker for making coffee.
- Charge them £10 for existential comfort.
Sure, they’ll end up £5 poorer each time—but think of the inflation of irony. Plus, you’re subtly reshaping everyday capitalism with a mischievous wink.
The Sage reminds us: generosity looks better when it costs someone else more.
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