Sick of seeing random frat guys' penises on Chat Roulette? Why not come see random frat guys' penises at Woome? Until the Chic Geek's masterful reimagineering of the online video dating circuit comes to fruition (Guyspeak Dating, anyone?), it's pretty much your only alternative.
Oh, and by the way, that's pronounced "Woo Me," as in "flirt with me online in a manner that compels me to marry you," not "Woom," as in, "I am approaching thirty and need a child; please be a normal guy with no major health problems."
In its efforts to compete with the standard in online video dating (good old Chat Roulette), Woome has found a few ways to be unique. By far the most intriguing and disturbing is the fact that you can WATCH other peoples' chats, and even rank them by "most viewed," "highest rated," and etc.
Watching other people go through the awkward steps of initial flirting, or the more awkward step of noticing that the person you're flirting with is a guy mooning you, is not something that sounds particularly fun to watch, and I have to wonder if there's anyone out there this appeals to. It's like watching Meet The Parents, but the people in the awkward situations are real and not attractive.
Or, you know, spying on people on a date.
The reason I bring this up is I think it says something powerful and pretty odd about the way online dating (and the Internet in general) may affect our relationships in the future. Sure, you can now carry on a fairly satisfying (at least emotionally...somewhat...I guess) relationship with someone on the other side of the planet, but someone can also watch you do that.
I'm not trying to spin any wild, dystopian conspiracies here, and I certainly don't think the Internet is just a vast government plot to selectively breed us into ultraloyal sheep (OR DO I? I do.), but I've got to go against my natural technophile tendencies here and say I'm not so sure about this whole online video dating thing.
Call me old fashioned, but what's so wrong with a moonlit night, a bottle of champagne, and a computer-matched personality profile evaluation exam? Put on some Sinatra and sir, you've got yourself what is essentially a date.
Oh, and by the way, that's pronounced "Woo Me," as in "flirt with me online in a manner that compels me to marry you," not "Woom," as in, "I am approaching thirty and need a child; please be a normal guy with no major health problems."
In its efforts to compete with the standard in online video dating (good old Chat Roulette), Woome has found a few ways to be unique. By far the most intriguing and disturbing is the fact that you can WATCH other peoples' chats, and even rank them by "most viewed," "highest rated," and etc.
Watching other people go through the awkward steps of initial flirting, or the more awkward step of noticing that the person you're flirting with is a guy mooning you, is not something that sounds particularly fun to watch, and I have to wonder if there's anyone out there this appeals to. It's like watching Meet The Parents, but the people in the awkward situations are real and not attractive.
Or, you know, spying on people on a date.
The reason I bring this up is I think it says something powerful and pretty odd about the way online dating (and the Internet in general) may affect our relationships in the future. Sure, you can now carry on a fairly satisfying (at least emotionally...somewhat...I guess) relationship with someone on the other side of the planet, but someone can also watch you do that.
I'm not trying to spin any wild, dystopian conspiracies here, and I certainly don't think the Internet is just a vast government plot to selectively breed us into ultraloyal sheep (OR DO I? I do.), but I've got to go against my natural technophile tendencies here and say I'm not so sure about this whole online video dating thing.
Call me old fashioned, but what's so wrong with a moonlit night, a bottle of champagne, and a computer-matched personality profile evaluation exam? Put on some Sinatra and sir, you've got yourself what is essentially a date.
I agree, essentially. My mind cannot help but wonder to what the hell happened to meeting people on the street and striking conversation. Or even in a bar (well, minus those are far gone by liquor) - surely you go there for fun, but it used to be reason to meet a decent guy (or girl, in your case).
I can see the world and its technology evolving, but does it have to take over the actual fun of flirting and meeting new people?
I agree, essentially. My mind cannot help but wonder to what the hell happened to meeting people on the street and striking conversation. Or even in a bar (well, minus those are far gone by liquor) - surely you go there for fun, but it used to be reason to meet a decent guy (or girl, in your case).
I can see the world and its technology evolving, but does it have to take over the actual fun of flirting and meeting new people?
I also read it as "Woom".
Just like every other new feature introduced to the internet, a small group of people are going to become super-obsessed with this (watching other people videochat) and I weep for them.
Creepy.
Fun story: I recently heard from a dude in Wisconsin who spent two years dating some chick in Indiana over the internet. She had a "gay trucker friend" and somehow neither of them had cellphones. But the guy swears he talked to them both, separately, so they couldn't possibly be the same person, nor could she possibly be 20 years older and in trouble with the law as a little sleuthing on my part turned up.
Turned out every picture she sent him was fake, but by the time he realized it, she must have had some kind of dirt on him because he was too scared to confront her about it. Moral of the story is, don't show anybody on the internet your penis or it could come back and bite you in the ass.
why the random slam on pepsi? i love that shit.
I prefer Pepsi myself, it's just the analogous off-brand.
A year ago I would have agreed with this. However, you neglect the fact that online-long-distance relationships CAN and DO develop into "in-real-life" relationships. For example, the guy I'm currently dating, I met online and got to know pretty well. We have been together since April of last year. He is everything I have ever wanted in a man, and more to boot!
I honestly think that if used wisely, as well as yes, sparingly, the internet can be used as a tool to find those more suited to your tastes. But, as I said, you do have to be wise about it. Obviously be smart when meeting up with someone. But the way I see it, if the people in your area just arent adding up? Get to know some people online, see what happens ;)
P.S. perhaps I'm just a lucky person and I am one of the few that have stayed with the person after meeting them but I'm sure I'm not the ONLY person in the world. But the one thing I do agree with you on, things are definitely better in person. Believe me, I wouldnt date someone strictly online for all this time, I think that things really do need to have a chance to develop in person. I'm just saying that they can initially develop online to begin with.
Good post though!
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it is nice to meet other people on the street but other people not think this
What a lovely day for a 1572333! SCK was here