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Is there a chance for chat instead of video call? I like the idea but I'm not exposing myself in video. I know it "ruins" the experience but each one to its own
by AbraKdabra 6y ago
Is there a chance for chat instead of video call? I like the idea but I'm not exposing myself in video. I know it "ruins" the experience but each one to its own.
- feross 6y agoI understand how you feel but I don't think anything can replace looking into another human's eyes.
- mdni007 6y agosounds gross
- shkkmo 6y agoWell, video certainly hasn't replaced it. Maybe one day we will all have devices with the multiple cameras and the signal processing to allow actual eye contact over a video call.
- rohan1024 6y agoNa I don't think any tech can replace face to face interaction.
- imtringued 6y agoThe same way no face to face interaction can replace the ability to write messages to people on the other side of the planet. Inability of substitution does not make something superior or inferior.
- deadwing0 6y agohttps://youtu.be/2AecAXinars https://youtu.be/2AecAXinars
- starpilot 6y agoAre you good at making friends yourself? This fake empathy "I understand you" then ignoring their view is quiet alienating. People have been giving you realistic feedback in this thread (Virus Cafe is a terrible name and seems hyperfocused on a trend that is on its way out) and you've just been blowing them off.
- temporama1 6y agoAlright,chill out.
- feross 6y agoUhh... this is a side project I whipped together for fun. I'm not blowing anyone off by staying true to my goals with the project. I've responded to feedback by adding an "Extend for 2 minutes" button this morning and I'm working on more right now.
- dr_dshiv 6y agoReally nice work, this is impressive and important. I do wish the text chat function only group of people was there. Maybe a future a/b test :)
- feross 6y agoAgree that it’s worth trying out!
- 40four 6y agoI’m not really sure why this is important? What’s to keep this from spiraling out of control, and taken over by trolls? What will this look like once it expands beyond the HN audience? This is a chat roulette clone, we’re all remember how that turned out. Sorry for being cynical, but if I were the author, I would be terrified of legal consequences if people start posting nudity or possibly illegal acts.
- kukx 6y agoYeah, but it has a downside. You can be recorded so you have to act as if what you are saying is going to be publicly available in the Internet forever.
- xwdv 6y agoYou can be recorded anytime anywhere and placed on the internet.
- GormHouj 6y agoWithin your rights, sure. Giving access to a webcam and microphone is different from being being recorded in a public setting.
- xwdv 6y agoIt's a little better because you know it's happening and have time to prepare.
- scaredginger 6y agohttps://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2020/04/your-statement-is-100-correct-but.html?m=1 https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2020/04/your-statement-is-10...
- deadwing0 6y agoThat was an interesting read. Thanks for posting.
- trenchgun 6y agoMotherfucker! I had no idea it's going to be video. I was having a poop naked and decided to do a little chat. Damn you.
- quickthrower2 6y agoPoint the camera at inanimate object, or back at the screen!
- cambalache 6y agoAnd yet you are here, using text.
- shlant 6y agoHe said nothing can REPLACE it (as in doesn't provide the same experience), not that he is refusing to use anything BUT it
- cambalache 6y agoBut that is true in the trivial(uninteresting) sense. Of course not a single city in the world can replace Paris if the experience you want to provide is visiting Paris(except for some Chinese and Las Vegas copycats, heh), but that is not the point.The point here is that if your objective is to communicate and discuss things, watching the other person is not needed as demonstrated by the existence of this site (and the radio, and the phone, and IM , and the Internet, and.. and... and). You may argue that you lose things in the process and maybe you are correct, but that is highly debatable. I, for one, think that for the strict sense of discussing ideas, text is a far better medium for different reasons: it gives time to think and formulate better arguments, it helps to avoid miscommunication due to misheard words and it provides a quite environment so it helps to reflect on the content better. Another important thing given human nature is that text communication helps to avoid the trap of prejudging a person argument based on their race/sex/age/etc. At the end, of course, is a matter of personal preference and probably due to the eternal division between introverts and extroverts.
- rawoke083600 6y agoYea this ! Wanted to join (I get that fuzzy warm IRC feeling of old) but I'm not putting on my camera - sorry :/