The Need to Connect

ChatRoulette is weird. But also kind of awesome. It’s a social media service that allows users to randomly interact with thousands of complete strangers via web-cam. Live video from around the world appears on your screen and you choose whether or not to chat with that person or move on with a single click to see who’s next. This is the ultimate online voyeurism, and because it is totally unregulated and lawless, anything can happen (it’s allegedly bloated with perverts). ChatRoulette is an online adventure that taps into our curiosity and primitive desire to connect with our fellow bro, even if the interaction is trivial and anonymous. Read more about ChatRoulette at nymag.com.