Ah, Omegle. The website is a mere shell of what it was in
2011. The first thing I noticed as the webpage finished loading was a yellow
box containing the words “Don’t get pervy”. This was not a great start. Other
than that, the website had a mercifully simple layout. Large blue text proudly
displayed the approximate number of online users. I clicked the “Text” box to
begin a session. This was it. My chance to connect with strangers dotted across
the globe! I type in “Hi” to casually greet my acquaintance. Silence. After an
entire minute, still nothing. I tapped the escape key twice to move on. The
next five ‘conversations’ were with two more silent users and three computer
scripts attempting to lure me to spam. The next three users asked me if I was a
male or a female and then promptly disconnected when I disappointed them.
Feeling underwhelmed, I switched to the video section. Abandon all hope, ye who
enter here. At the end of it all, I began to wonder what has happened to
Omegle. I distinctly remember having fun conversations with real people when I
was still in high school. I guess every website has an expiry date.
- A typical Omegle 'conversation'
- D.H
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