In a world where parents worry about their children's 5-minute walk home from the school bus in their quiet suburban neighborhood, there emerges a frightening concept: talking to strangers online. www.omegle.com provides an outlet for strangers to anonymously chat with other strangers. You never know if you'll end up being offered drugs from Canada or having an hour long discussion with a 50-year-old from Brazil about life. Omegle is the ultimate time waster. It's funny, ridiculous, awkward, frightening, but always entertaining. An Internet safety blog reviewed Omegle and the author cited that "on my first chat I was offered Crack and then cursed at with plenty of F’s showing up". No need to feel nervous though, whenever you feel uncomfortable or just plain bored with the conversation, you can click the "DISCONNECT" button in the corner and start a new conversation.
Still, there's something mildly compelling about Omegle. If you have sensitive sensibilities, you're probably best to steer clear until some level of control is exerted over user behavior, but if you're immune to the ugliest your online brethren have to offer, have at it. Ch-Ch-Check it out.
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