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> the barrier of entry to a website is lower than a physical business Are you talking about as a proprietor or as a user/customer? As a customer the access is
by ams6110 8y ago
> the barrier of entry to a website is lower than a physical business
Are you talking about as a proprietor or as a user/customer?
As a customer the access is quite different, to the point of comparing apples to oranges. To access a place of business you simply need to physically get there. The business, if open to the public, needs to make a few reasonable accommodations for special physical needs (e.g. ramps for wheelchairs, etc.)
To access an app or website, you need to have a phone or computer, internet connection, and be able to operate those things. Pretty much everything else can be accommodated by the user.
To me they are not comparable.
- SCdF 8y agoI'm talking about as the proprietor: creating the business online is a lot easier than creating a physical one. Even so: > As a customer the access is quite different, to the point of comparing apples to oranges. > To access a place of business you simply need to physically get there > To access an app or website, you need to have a phone or computer > To me they are not comparable. What lack of overlap do you see between people who can physically go to a building and people who can use a computer?
- ams6110 8y agoI guess, having thought about it some more, my argument would be more that a physical business benefits from community-provided resources. Streets, sidewalks, perhaps public transit, parking, services such as police and fire protection, etc. The public, having provided that infrastructure, should expect some reasonable accommodations be made with regard to accessing businesses that benefit from it. A website is nearly entirely provided by private entities paying or being paid for by the users of the service. Government websites excepted, there is really no "public" anything about a website.