Video conferencing without the video

One thing I'd add to this: being able to pretend you're someone else.

This concept brings the old "on the internet, nobody knows you're a dog" idea [1] to video conferencing too, which could be extremely useful in some situations.

For example, imagine the target of harassment or persecution being able to express emotions visually without revealing identity. Or someone in witness protection. Or an undercover journalist in a compromising situation.

Of course, on the flip side, this tech could be used for evil too.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_...

This idea was touched upon in 'Black Mirror':

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteen_Million_Merits

Cool. Looks like that is on Netflix, so will have to check it out.

Do they make the idea look promising? Or really dumb?

Neither. People take it for granted that every interaction is an avatar.

Interesting. I wonder to what extent people already do that online with text communication.

Author here. This post is about an idea we're considering implementing. Would greatly appreciate the feedback of HN community. Thanks!

I'll be around for any questions or discussion.