Well, ideally, the store would be a co-op, where everyone shares the wealth. Maybe even the customers can join for a modest fee (see: Alberta Co-Op stores, and UFA.)
The downside is, everyone also shares in costs and failure as well.
If you look at the Hutterite colonies, they're pretty much communistic within their colonies, but they're certainly cutthroat capitalists when dealing with outsiders.
As always, it's likely not an "either-or" situation, sometimes a mixed approach works, too, rather than running from one extreme to the other.
(Of course, they don't let their colonies become too big and unweildy, either, they'll cleave off a new colony when they get too many people. They tend to control a lot of land, btw.)
I used to go to a breakfast restaurant in Seattle that put out a big thermos of coffee and ceramic mugs for people to drink while waiting to be seated, the idea being that you'd order and pay for the coffee once you were seated. Then the homeless started drinking the coffee and taking the mugs, so they started putting out paper cups instead of the ceramic ones. Wasn't as nice but OK. But the homeless kept drinking the coffee, and over time they stopped refilling the thermos as much. Eventually they just stopped putting it out.
High trust societies are a rare and precious jewel, and these people want them without realizing the costs required to maintain them.
My heart rings hollow that it has never truly known a high trust society. I hope that those who come after me will be able to enjoy the fruits of today's work to correct that.
There's this weird idea lots of student commies have that Capitalism isn't the free trade of goods and service and leveraging of Capital (even as defined by Marx) but this weird corrupt state-supported corporatism that supports only the bourgeoise. The neighborhood mom and pop shop is somehow not capitalism. I don't know if that's where these people are coming from, but it's a common idea. So they can entertain such conflicting beliefs without feeling like hypocrites.
Same way they try to create a distinction between private and personal property that only exists in their minds.
It comes from friend/enemy, nothing more complicated than that.
If they like you you can be a multi-millionaire they like you provided you preach their values. And in fact that person "needs" their wealth to be able to do so effectively.
If you don't preach their values they'll hate you even if all you own is a single-wide and a 30 year-old pickup truck.
My favorite. If I have all the materials to build a house on a lot, that's my personal property and permissible. If I use the materials to build the house, suddenly it's private property and not permissible.
I was not talking about the third-way philosophy but the modern American term. I didn't make it up. Maybe "Crony Capitalism" is better? I don't think these pseudo-communists know what it means either. They appear to want both Anarchy and State control.
Kinda reminded me of this Marxist Vegan Restaurant. Who could imagine that being anti capitalist is not conducive to good business? Also crazy to think that Vice would mock something like this five years ago.
So... Don't pay for product or service?
Charitable interpretation : They would aim at paying "equitable" salaries to the workers rather than pumping as much cash as possible to the owner.
Less braindead consideration : exchanging services and goods for money is capitalism, so what are they smoking.
Well, ideally, the store would be a co-op, where everyone shares the wealth. Maybe even the customers can join for a modest fee (see: Alberta Co-Op stores, and UFA.)
The downside is, everyone also shares in costs and failure as well.
Commie: I hate capitalism! I'm going to start a co-op where the employees share ownership.
Capitalism: Okay then, that was always allowed.
The only thing stopping these people is time, effort, and skill.
So in essence everything.
Well, that's the thing.
If you look at the Hutterite colonies, they're pretty much communistic within their colonies, but they're certainly cutthroat capitalists when dealing with outsiders.
As always, it's likely not an "either-or" situation, sometimes a mixed approach works, too, rather than running from one extreme to the other.
(Of course, they don't let their colonies become too big and unweildy, either, they'll cleave off a new colony when they get too many people. They tend to control a lot of land, btw.)
Not a shitload of capital involved in a coffee shop. It's a service business. I don't think charging for services makes the whole endeavor capitalist.
There's nothing there I'd want.
Seriously? Who wouldn't want a tote bag that says "consent. consent. consent. consent." in elegant red on white? Or my favorite,
In powerful Black lettering, followed by
in standoffish hollow white. I don't know what the fuck it means but everyone who is anyone needs one of those in their life.
They Live: The Store
i'd want to leave
Pretty sure I read an article a while back where they sold "pay what you can coffee".
I used to go to a breakfast restaurant in Seattle that put out a big thermos of coffee and ceramic mugs for people to drink while waiting to be seated, the idea being that you'd order and pay for the coffee once you were seated. Then the homeless started drinking the coffee and taking the mugs, so they started putting out paper cups instead of the ceramic ones. Wasn't as nice but OK. But the homeless kept drinking the coffee, and over time they stopped refilling the thermos as much. Eventually they just stopped putting it out.
High trust societies are a rare and precious jewel, and these people want them without realizing the costs required to maintain them.
My heart rings hollow that it has never truly known a high trust society. I hope that those who come after me will be able to enjoy the fruits of today's work to correct that.
Japan maybe, but Tokyo is unfortunately turning in to a globalist shithole.
bums ruin everything
Yes, one of the costs is to clean up the bums.
Sounds like a revival of Abbie Hoffman's "Free Stores".
There's this weird idea lots of student commies have that Capitalism isn't the free trade of goods and service and leveraging of Capital (even as defined by Marx) but this weird corrupt state-supported corporatism that supports only the bourgeoise. The neighborhood mom and pop shop is somehow not capitalism. I don't know if that's where these people are coming from, but it's a common idea. So they can entertain such conflicting beliefs without feeling like hypocrites.
Same way they try to create a distinction between private and personal property that only exists in their minds.
It comes from friend/enemy, nothing more complicated than that.
If they like you you can be a multi-millionaire they like you provided you preach their values. And in fact that person "needs" their wealth to be able to do so effectively.
If you don't preach their values they'll hate you even if all you own is a single-wide and a 30 year-old pickup truck.
My favorite. If I have all the materials to build a house on a lot, that's my personal property and permissible. If I use the materials to build the house, suddenly it's private property and not permissible.
I do not think that word means what you think that it means.
I was not talking about the third-way philosophy but the modern American term. I didn't make it up. Maybe "Crony Capitalism" is better? I don't think these pseudo-communists know what it means either. They appear to want both Anarchy and State control.
I hate Torontonians so fucking much it is unreal
But don't worry, they have a proper superiority complex about the fact they're better at it than you.
Capitalism at work
Soo... he's recreated communist reading rooms from the 50s and 60s and thought himself clever?
So...couldn't afford to live in little Beijing anymore?
Kinda reminded me of this Marxist Vegan Restaurant. Who could imagine that being anti capitalist is not conducive to good business? Also crazy to think that Vice would mock something like this five years ago.
I hope someone takes a shit in the cafe since the whole place is a commie toilet.