Yes, I’m talking chatroulette.com. What else could it be? The low-tech, random and slightly exciting way to see what people all around the world are up to via the now ubiquitous webcam. I’ll be very honest with you – I had a look because I’d seen many many posts saying how many people were up to naughty things…. that’s kind of exciting, especially when you consider the simplicity of the site – and the fact it’s dressed up as nothing more than a way to talk to people – and people – inevitably do a bit of everything when presented with that degree of freedom.
The internet, as well all know, is for porn (safe link btw). But chatroulette really isn’t, despite what you may find on a five minute browse of the site. The invitation to ‘start a new game’ lets you in on the sites success, the sites secret if you will. It is a game – and it’s any game you want to play. How long until I see three drunk men in a room laughing? How many willies do I need to see before I see a face? How many people frown before moving on instantly? It really is a lesson in the ‘I want it now’ nature of the net – an anonymous way to instantly decide if you want to connect, ignore, insult or ‘connect a little more’ with absolutely no consequences. Well, unless you get caught by this dude.
So today, my score is: 19 willies, 7 conversations with an actual person, 12 groups of teenagers (boys & girls) and a sign asking ‘if you want to see me cum just smile’. I frowned. I like chatroulette, long may it continue without interference, without silly things like ‘design’ and most importantly as a little window into what we’ll all do if left to our own devices on a broadly anonymous web connection.
