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Show HN: Bored People Chat – Anonymous global chat room
Bored People Chat is a minimal, anonymous global chat room inspired by the old internet that doesn't have sign-up, ads or bots. With a goal of cleaning up the bad reputation of previous anonymous chats, it’s a tiny website that has a single public global room. I purposefully didn't implement the ability to DM in here, and added moderation and filtering for anything that looks like personal information.
Only a global public room exist where there are eyes of others.
I built this because I personally wanted a space where I can always come back to, to meet and talk with strangers but also feel safe. It is mostly from nostalgia from old chat rooms and MMORPGs where I was able to make real deep connections online with people I haven't really seen faces of.
I already see a few people who regularly start coming back because they feel lonely, bored or just curious. Some might've just moved to a new place, or have other reasons why it is difficult to meet people in real life. It has really meant a lot to be able to provide a small space like this for people to gather, feel the presence of others and talk about their life.
My main focus is on the safety and moderation so I can continue to provide a safe space to talk. I believe this is achievable with help of modern AI agents that can automate the flagged chats and repeat offenders.
I’d really appreciate some genuine feedback. Thanks.
- JauntyHatAngle 4mo agoThis is barrens chat 2.0. Just a constant slew of racism and US politics.
- Rebelgecko 4mo agoWhere mankirk wife?
- jonplackett 4mo agoSeems to be mostly full of people hurling racist abuse - this should surprise no one.
- dribbiy8 4mo ago[dead]
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- supern0va 4mo agoIt's currently broke people chat.
- isoprophlex 4mo agoOpen the page... Loading tooltip says "a campfire, not a stage". 750 msec in and I feel a rising tide of "this is llm slop, it's probably not something thoughtfully created; not something that sparks joy". Not a good initial response. Your coding agent put that there and you probably didn't even think about it much so it got left in, even though it's a trite slopism that doesn't convey anything apart from a vague feeling of cosyness. Just "loading" would have been enough, or a first-load modal where you explain the purpose. Okay, I'm a sourpuss, I know. Lets go on. So, the chatbox renders... but every API call 503's, so there is nothing to see or do. Apart from staring at a header with another slopism to pick at, like an itching little scab that's been there forever because you can't seem to leave it alone even though you should: "One room. Everyone. No accounts. No ads. No AI." - one room. everyone. Yes we can see that - no accounts Yes indeed this is obvious from the autogenerated username - no ads Thanks for telling me, otherwise I wouldnt have noticed their absence - no ai Citation needed lol The idea is good, or at least seems to come from a genuine place. but for fucks sake run a human pass over the copy. Or just ask the clanker to do it for you. LLM text in user interfaces is like tailwind css, linkedin broetry and hustle culture had a demented lovechild.
- localhoster 4mo ago> LLM text in user interfaces is like tailwind css, linkedin broetry and hustle culture had a demented lovechild. next level
- EmanuelB 4mo ago”Could not load chat. Check your connection and refresh.”
- shippedbytim 4mo agoLike back to the old days of AOL chat
- KennyBlanken 4mo agoI loaded the site and within 3 seconds an antisemitic slur appeared and then a few seconds later a slur about asian people appeared. Predictable, tiresome, cliche.
- syc-bpc 4mo agoYeah that was a real moderation gap, honestly didn't expect this much traffic from HN. I'm working on improving the moderation asap as this is unacceptable.
- ad_hockey 4mo agoI'd get rid of the animated emotes, they're a bit obnoxious. They pop up right over the part of the screen you're trying to read and don't add any value.
- vanillameow 4mo agoThe tagline is literally "No AI" but this is a clearly Claude-designed website and you say you use AI for moderation, so what does the "No AI" even refer to? That the people you talk to aren't AI? What reason do I have to believe this, given the project's remaining track record? Also IRC still exists.
- spwa4 4mo agoYou're probably violating 1000 laws with this. But very cool!
- neuroticnews25 4mo agoI got banned by a stupid fucking AI for explaining to someone how he can use javascript: url on mobile to execute code without remote dev console.
- syc-bpc 4mo agoHey HN! Thank you for trying out the app and the feedbacks provided. I honestly didn't expect this much traffic from this post from last night. I mean I think this was a really good thing, and it just revealed what I should focus on next, early in the process. To answer some of the questions/concerns: 1. Why does it say no AI?: When I wrote that copy, I meant there aren't AI bots automatically sending messages acting as humans (at least from the site's perspective). I'm going to change that as I realize that is confusing. 2. Showing racism/slurs/abusive words: Totally unacceptable and enhancing the automatic moderation is going to be my top priority over next few weeks. 3. Chat going 503 after large connections: Last night's stress test really revealed some bugs/gaps in terms of cleaning up stale connections. This was fixed, but yes, it was something I should've stress tested before. Really appreciate everyone for checking this out. It has given me a realization of the difficulty and importance of safety and moderation in anonymous chats.
- dribbiy8 4mo ago[dead]
- VCFundedGenYer 4mo agoThis can't exist in 2026. Sorry. It's just going to be AI bots claiming they're not AI bots, racist/awful posts, or just dangerous activities. It's not the 90s anymore.
- htimsenna 3mo agoHoping this is what I'm looking for