The New Russian Roulette

I swear something new in the way of social networking comes along every day...and every day, dozens of idiots think that the internet is a private source of information. Local high school students, for example, claim that their "privacy" was invaded when they befriended a stranger on Facebook and displayed pictures of themselves doing illegal things and were subsequently faced with punishment. Do they not get it? There is no such thing as privacy on the internet, and you don't have to be a famous person to be splashed all over. You'd think they'd get that by now. Maybe, though, the problem is that they just do not have enough to do. Mom had a cure for that, and it was called "work." WE found plenty to do. Oh well.
If you are looking for the latest on the 'net, there's a site called Chatroulette which will introduce you to a variety of people around the world...TOTALLY at random! Activate the camera for your computer,turn on the site, and random people will start popping up on the screen. You can choose to chat with any of them or hit "next" and someone else shows up. Launched in November by a 17-yr-old in Russia, Chatroulette is said to be populated at any one time by approximately 35,000 people, so your "chat chums" can be quite varied...heck, they may not even speak the same language.
There are a couple of caveats, though, about which you should be warned. There is no real filter on the site so it can be a rather, uh, shall we say, risque proposition. As you might figure, most of those online are young males (they seem to be the ones with the most time on their hands), so if you're over 30, you run the risk of being derided as "old."
Still, proponents indicate that there is a certain mysterious thrill involved with logging on and meeting a total stranger who may or may not be your next online buddy.
Me? I'm too old, but I thought you should know.