I'm sure it's much better for the attendant to work at a job which pays less. It would have been much more virtuous for Bennett to ignore the attendant and not tip him.
I used to work in a casino, occasionally I worked with high rollers. Once I was tipped a large amount by one man who was winning. I didn't kiss his butt, he wasn't arrogant. I assumed then, as now, that he was a nice man who was rather well off and thought it kindly to "share" with a woman who stood on her feet all evening making $7 an hour.
You seem to have libertarian view on this. Is there a division of labor argument that I am missing here? Is there an economic need for someone to take Mr Bennett's towel and put it in the hamper versus him doing it himself?
I used to work in a casino, occasionally I worked with high rollers. Once I was tipped a large amount by one man who was winning. I didn't kiss his butt, he wasn't arrogant. I assumed then, as now, that he was a nice man who was rather well off and thought it kindly to "share" with a woman who stood on her feet all evening making $7 an hour.
An interesting perspective indeed. This man sounds nice, but is he virtuous? Part of maintaining our virtue is to avoid putting ourselves in situations where that virtue is tested. "I gave away $250,000 in one night without any vanity" seems like a tough statement to back up. Perhaps you can share some other stories?