Do people actually consciously make a judgement about quality of service when they tip??!

I always just mindlessly add 15-20%. So the whole "tipping incentivizes quality of service" argument has always seemed unrealistic to me.

Do people actually consciously make a judgement about quality of service when they tip??!

I always just mindlessly add 15-20%. So the whole "tipping incentivizes quality of service" argument has always seemed unrealistic to me.

https://x.com/tracewoodgrains/status/1826601506885320775

In the US at least, tipping is just a way for employers to underpay and put the burden on the public for their staff making a living wage. Sometimes people make more in tips than they would with a fixed wage. But that's uncommon. 
I pretty much always tip well because I know the person working is getting screwed and their job probably sucks. 
There are establishments which explicitly do not accept tips and instead pay their staff a living wage and they earn my loyalty just for that.