Random Connection

Reminds me of Chatroulette which back in the day a very cool concept specially the idea of serendipitous connections in a time of social isolation. Every day when I take my walk, I wonder about about all those families behind closed doors and how this catastrophe is unfolding very differently for each family. 

Not every one likes each other's company. There are abusive relationships where time apart in a very important safety valve. There are kids who are not the best managed at home because the adults never had the time or energy to do that job - it was mostly outsourced to school and other organized care-givers. Now everyone is forced to endure each other's company with no end in sight. Cannot imagine the consequences will be all positive. The stories about how abusers are using the situation against their victims is heart-breaking.

“Perpetrators are threatening to throw their victims out on the street so they get sick,” Katie Ray-Jones, the CEO of the National Domestic Violence Hotline tells TIME. “We’ve heard of some withholding financial resources or medical assistance.

The idea of connecting with a random stranger at such times may even be a lifeline for some