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But no, "Clubhouse clones" refer to copycat apps of Clubhouse. What is even the point of this. We need more silence, not more occasions to let noise distract us.
I thought Clubhouse clones referred to voice-only deep fakes that let one pretend they are in a room when they are not. This would be funny and interesting. It is sorely needed for video business meetings at least. But no, "Clubhouse clones" refer to copycat apps of Clubhouse. What is even the point of this. We need more silence, not more occasions to let noise distract us.
I used to love clubhouse earlier when it had some really great SV tech chats. Then I started listening to some of the other less popular rooms. There are more and more BS charlatans talking about making wealth. Then I listened to this disturbing room where racist flat-earthers were chatting about how Elon Musk was the anti-christ and he was injecting himself with the blood of minorities. The conversation was so distu…
This seems like an ok time to point to Shaan's twitter thread on why he believes clubhouse will fail [1]. Nothing is guaranteed of course, but it is an entertaining read. It's designed to be a bit over the top, silicon valley esque story style. But the person who wrote it, is writing from their experience of actually launching, and burning out in an attempt to build a similar company which makes the thread that much…
I think Clubhouse is making a big mistake if they don't sell out to a bigger player. It's like the Steve Jobs quote to Dropbox about how what they have is a feature, not a product. What Clubhouse offers should be built into a broader social network since it clearly can't survive on independently for the reasons Shaan mentions. Discord is already launching "Stages" which aims to replicate Clubhouse's main selling poin…
This seems like an ok time to point to Shaan's twitter thread on why he believes clubhouse will fail [1]. Nothing is guaranteed of course, but it is an entertaining read. It's designed to be a bit over the top, silicon valley esque story style. But the person who wrote it, is writing from their experience of actually launching, and burning out in an attempt to build a similar company which makes the thread that much…
I think Clubhouse is making a big mistake if they don't sell out to a bigger player. It's like the Steve Jobs quote to Dropbox about how what they have is a feature, not a product. What Clubhouse offers should be built into a broader social network since it clearly can't survive on independently for the reasons Shaan mentions. Discord is already launching "Stages" which aims to replicate Clubhouse's main selling poin…
I thought Clubhouse clones referred to voice-only deep fakes that let one pretend they are in a room when they are not. This would be funny and interesting. It is sorely needed for video business meetings at least. But no, "Clubhouse clones" refer to copycat apps of Clubhouse. What is even the point of this. We need more silence, not more occasions to let noise distract us.
For me Clubhouse is random access to information. For this purpose it is really powerful.
I understand to drop in to listen (for example) an AMA by Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, someone... but to be on a chatroom with 1000 people talking about sex.. I find it kinda unhelpful.
It's just so spammy and when I scroll through conversation it is incredibly tough to figure out where quality resides. That whole growth at all costs mantra --> As we descend down the quality chart to large scale adoption I am not really excited to see where it evolves to.
My impression is that Clubhouse makes people feel like they're part of a special privileged group by artifically and arbitrarily restricting access to a small number of dedicated (if not outright sycophantic) listeners. It's ultimately a system which benefits highly privileged people who have a lot of free time and flexibility while excluding people with more restrictive schedules. Digital media can be consumed at an…
I rose to decent popularity and was hooked initially. I never quiet understood wanting to be the listener or how that experience is sustainable. I guess I gained followers bc I spoke in convos that were relevant to my interests & I was speaking quite a bit. I've since lost a ton of interest in the app and hop in here and there. The convos don't seem to be developing. I neither want to speak or listen any longer.