Anti-Capitalist cafe (The Anarchist) in Toronto is shutting down

[Ganger]

The owner Gabriel Sims opened his cafe in Toronto cananda in march 2022 as a anti-capitalist cafe were customers would pay what they can afford to pay for the coffee while higher prices for other drinks helped subsidise the shop as well as selling merchandise. But now the cafe will close it doors after a year in business after failing to make enough money.


The Anarchist opened in March of last year with a goal of making third-wave, specialty coffee drinks accessible to working-class and poor people. The cafe offered pay-what-you-can drip coffee alongside a range of lattes, teas and pastries. It also carried radical books, prints, and merchandise. People were not required to make a purchase at the cafe to use its restroom facilities or rest in the space

'Unfortunately, the lack of generational wealth/seed capital from ethically bankrupt sources left me unable to weather the quiet winter season, or to grow in the ways needed to be sustainable longer-term,' owner Gabriel Sims-Fewer wrote

All I can say is fair play and respect on him for opening up a business in these bad times in a business model that was clearly going to fail form the get go but at least he had the guts to give it a try.

But then his closing statements about 'F*** the rich. F*** the police. F*** the state. F*** the colonial death camp we call 'Canada' and he other states about the police and military kind of lets this chap down in my book. But good luck to him for the future.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/anti-capitalist-cafe-closes-toronto-b2340006.html

[Adversary]

Opprinnelig skrevet av AlienTestosterone:

Opprinnelig skrevet av Q-T_3.14.exe:

What?

It's Toronto full of neon hair leftys.

Naturally aposematism is usually a sign of not only bad takes, but derangement on top of that. Funny how humans are the one species which monetizes warning coloration.

Perhaps if they spent less money on hair dye they could pay off that crippling and self-inflicted student debt? Though that might require them to have not taken such a worthless degree like liberal arts.

[Garbanzo]

Just more proof that you individually can't work inside the capitalist system, we as workers should UNITE to overthrow the boiguenese elite

[Plaid]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Garbanzo:

Just more proof that you individually can't work inside the capitalist system, we as workers should UNITE to overthrow the boiguenese elite

piercing through the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I like that

[Vault Hunter 101]

Open coffee shop but don't set the prices which results in people paying you less than the cost of operation which causes you to suffer losses and ultimately shut down.

Color me surprissed. It's as if the prices of items you buy at the shops are not random and tied to some real life cost of productions and labor

[Gwynddraigon]

a pay what you can model sounds like it would attract grifters, junkies and generally people i would not want to drink around. I think Mr Sims would be better fit working in a soup kitchen if he wants to give generiously, what a terrible business idea

[Sir Dookface McFerretballs]

What is even more hilarious is this supposed anti-capitalist's regular coffee prices were even more expensive than Starbucks.

Before people even knew what this place was, they were leaving reviews complaining about the prices.

[Incarnate]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Sir Dookface McFerretballs:

What is even more hilarious is this supposed anti-capitalist's regular coffee prices were even more expensive than Starbucks.

Before people even knew what this place was, they were leaving reviews complaining about the prices. :MMForFun:

Shocking how anarchism has failed to ever establish a lasting foothold anywhere at any time, isn't it?

[Devsman]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Incarnate:

Opprinnelig skrevet av Sir Dookface McFerretballs:

What is even more hilarious is this supposed anti-capitalist's regular coffee prices were even more expensive than Starbucks.

Before people even knew what this place was, they were leaving reviews complaining about the prices. :MMForFun:

Shocking how anarchism has failed to ever establish a lasting foothold anywhere at any time, isn't it?

Oh, I disagree. You go back far enough, and it was everywhere.

[Makarov]

who would expect that!
you can't make this ♥♥♥♥ up

[Dracoco OwO]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Makarov:

who would expect that!
you can't make this ♥♥♥♥ up

To be fair probably just was a stunt because their business is back at it again.