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> I also find it kind of funny that the same people would largely not grant the same rights to someone who refuses to decorate a cake in Colorado.

When was the last time you bought a cake from a shop that made you sign an EULA? I don't think many people would visit a bakery that has an "arbitrary cake termination" clause, because most people smell something suspicious when they have to agree to terms before shopping somewhere. Not on the internet, though.

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elmerfud 4 days ago | parent [-]

The analogy is the right to refuse service to anyone anytime for any reason which is what these terms of services do because you have no way of knowing if the company is honoring their side.

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talldayo 4 days ago | parent [-]

Yep. And fool you are, you click on the "agree" button even when the success and reputation of your business relies on it.

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elmerfud 3 days ago | parent [-]

Tell me, how else do you currently do business without agreeing? You are the fool to think you can engage in anything without some tos involved.

This is why consumer protections need to be put in place.

	▲	talldayo 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		> Tell me, how else do you currently do business without agreeing? By not engaging in business with services I don't trust? I'm not being held at gunpoint to sign the Sephora TOS, it's my conscious decision to ignore the terms and click anyways. > This is why consumer protections need to be put in place. Look - I agree. But asking for consumer protections in America is like asking for a glass of ice water in hell.