Anti-capitalist ‘pay what you can’ café in Toronto closes after one year in business

NY Post ^ | 5/16/23 | Allie Griffin

[1Old Pro]

A self-described “anti-capitalist” café and coffee shop in Canada named The Anarchist with a “pay what you can” business model will close at the end of the month after just over a year in business.

[1Old Pro]

WOW, never saw this coming!

[No name given]

Anti-capitalist. Café. Two words that don’t belong together in the same sentence.

[alstewartfan]

Where is Justin Castro when you need him?

[V_TWIN]

That’s not how capitalism works 🤔

[1Old Pro]

Where is Justin Castro when you need him?

The cafe should have succeeded, it just wasn't managed properly :)

[1Old Pro]

Besides, Liberals are the absolute worst tippers and charity givers.

[JimRed]

A year in business? Can’t really designate that as “business”, can you?

[The Louiswu]

Try it again, it wasn’t REAL (communism) pay what you can…we must keep trying until it works 🤣🤣🤣 /s

[JimRed]

Besides, Liberals are the absolute worst tippers and charity givers.

And if it's free they'll take it, need it or not.

[ansel12]

This sucks, I was hoping it would become a chain.

[1Old Pro]

Try it again, it wasn’t REAL (communism) pay what you can…we must keep trying until it works

The only way it works is what they do to us, confiscate your wallet upon entry and then tell you that you still aren't paying enough.

[BigFreakinToad]

Gee, what a surprise.

[Sir Bangaz Cracka]

Brain child of liberal logic...who could possibly have seen this coming? Wow! Stunned.

[freefdny]

Waiting for Nelson Munz from the Simpsons. And they deserve it.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

coffee shop in Canada named The Anarchist

They are catering to a crowd that firebombs buildings and steals what they want.

[1Old Pro]

They are catering to a crowd that firebombs buildings and steals what they want.

What next, a beer company catering to .001% of the population and insulting the other 99.99% - now that ought to help sales.

[Steely Tom]

From last Sunday:

Toronto 'Anti-Capitalist' Pay-When-You-Can Cafe Shuts Down After Just One Year

Toronto’s ‘Anti-Capitalist’ Cafe Closing Down After Just a Year in Business

[Bob434]

to The Anarchist: Keep trying- maybe one year it will work- you just aren’t doing it correctly- keep trying though- chin up- think good thoughts, never get discouraged- try try try and then try again-

[BenLurkin]

There is a cadre of “entrepenuers” who do quite well opening businesses which fail.

[Stosh]

I think you could call the fate of that endeavor ‘paying what you can for an infantile understanding of economic reality’.