This week was the first week that I found out about a little something called Chat Roulette. If you have never been there, it is fucking unbelievable. If you have been there, you already know that. The concept is extremely simple. You go to this site, enable your webcam and then you get connected to someone else who has enabled their webcam. If you don’t like who you are talking to, you can simply next them. It is completely anonymous. And people act that way. Some dude will just stare at you and then give you the middle finger. You click next and there is a naked dude sitting on a workout ball. You click next and it’s three girls from Belgium. Then, more naked dudes. Next. High schoolers looking for naked women. Next. Nude dude. Next. Nice girl looking at the camera. But then she nexts you. Then, some guy in a costume. Then, some naked dude. Then, some dudes in a college dorm. Then, a party looking at you, judging you for being on there. Then, a naked dude.
There is no cost to use Chat Roulette, but I’d say, if it were marketplace, the currency would be your threshold of being able to look at naked dudes. If you are willing to put up with a few, then you might be able to have a nice conversation with someone.
It is a nice little experiment of what peope would act like if there were no consequences for their actions and their name couldn’t be attached to anything. (Apparently a lot of people would show you their genitals and/or wear a mask.)
So all of that being said, the site is insanely creepy and best enjoyed with the company of others because then it’s funny. I could extrapolate it out into what it means about society and a thousand other layers of bullshit, but, in the end, the only comparison I can make is this: It’s like paella – it has lot’s of weird ingredients and you just have to try it for yourself.
Don’t be scared. Other people aren’t. When I saw it a week ago, it had 15,000 people on it. Now, it’s pushing 24,000. Don’t know if that’s good or bad.
chatroulette.com - Say goodbye to the next hour (day) of your life.
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