The hot internet phenomenon of the moment seems to be Chatroulette, a brand new one-on-one service for text-, webcam- and microphone-based chat around the world. After hitting the “start” button on the website, your webcam is activated immediately and before you know it you’re staring into the eyes of a stranger. When you hit “next” you are presented with a new chatting partner. It feels like speed-dating to the max. What does this fad tell about us though? Have we fully embraced the general spirit of internet randomness? Why don’t we feel inhibited to scroll through others’ lives like it’s the most normal thing in the world? Is this just one of many platforms leading the way for the social domination of hyper dynamic Me The Media mass communication? The individualization of the web and ever-growing need for self-expression on the internet definitely offers food for thought and discussion. Nothing seems to shock us anymore, terms like “personal” and “private” don’t mean the same thing they used to do and we are assuming that life is happening here, online. Can everybody deal with the virtualization of life? After my own Chatroulette deflowering I must say that I’m far from ready to put myself out there like that. Guess I’ll just stick to Facebook for now.
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