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Friday, 13 March 2020

It's time to get back on Chatroulette


It's hard to believe that Chatroulette, the best net art project in history, came out almost exactly ten years ago. There have been a lot of spin-offs since, but it's the original chaotic website that connected you via webcam and microphone to other strangers online. It was terrifying and felt dangerous — you had no idea who what you were going to be connected with next (probably a dick), but it was intoxicating and wild in a way that few websites have been ever since.

It's time to go back. We're all stuck inside our homes with a lot of weird energy, so why not experience a little bit of controlled social chaos without any real bodily risk?

I just logged on for the first time in a decade and lasted about 5 seconds before I got scared and closed the window. But you're braver than me, so try it yourself.

1 comment:

  1. AYO! Let me post Bar Rescue Ep. 20032: Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market Wu Han Markets.

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