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I don’t see the appeal of yet another anti-social media app. I don’t know, maybe it’s me, but I’m thinking even if I was a lonely cat lady/guy I’d not need yet

I don’t see the appeal of yet another anti-social media app. I don’t know, maybe it’s me, but I’m thinking even if I was a lonely cat lady/guy I’d not need yet another crappy app on top of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat or TikTok to not feel like a lonely depressed human. If I really need to take my mind off my lonely miserable life then I can already listen to a million podcasts or literally turn myself into a binge watching zombie staring at Netflix all day so I don’t have to realise what a fucking loser I am that I need an app to meet and talk to random people. Even if I was that person, I’d probably lose interest in Clubhouse as soon as the pandemic is over and I can see my shrink again.

Cederfjard 6y ago
This rant makes no sense to me. How is it anti-social to literally talk to people?
- dustinmoris 6y ago
  It’s not a rant. Clubhouse is a platform for wannabes and losers who like to listen to wannabes. My brutal honesty is not a rant, just just an unfiltered summary of Clubhouse and I don’t see the appeal to people who have a real social life.
  - Cederfjard 6y ago
    My wife is on it sometimes, she goes on groups with other people and converses about various topics. It seems quite social to me, and she has an extensive ”real” social life, too. I think your attempt to boil down the essence of the app to your ”summary” is flawed. Also, just because something is ”brutal honesty” doesn’t mean it isn’t also a rant, nor that it’s the truth.
  - rvz 6y ago
    Didn't the people who were on Facebook at the time say this about Twitter that it was for 'losers' and yet here we are. But I agree too. There's nothing special about Clubhouse expect that it is super-hyped by the VCs, media and the techies as the next big thing and I'm not convinced.
- isoskeles 6y ago
  I don't think it counts as literally talking for the same reason it is considered a faux pas to dump someone over text.

Cederfjard 6y ago

This rant makes no sense to me. How is it anti-social to literally talk to people?

dustinmoris 6y ago
It’s not a rant. Clubhouse is a platform for wannabes and losers who like to listen to wannabes. My brutal honesty is not a rant, just just an unfiltered summary of Clubhouse and I don’t see the appeal to people who have a real social life.
- Cederfjard 6y ago
  My wife is on it sometimes, she goes on groups with other people and converses about various topics. It seems quite social to me, and she has an extensive ”real” social life, too. I think your attempt to boil down the essence of the app to your ”summary” is flawed. Also, just because something is ”brutal honesty” doesn’t mean it isn’t also a rant, nor that it’s the truth.
- rvz 6y ago
  Didn't the people who were on Facebook at the time say this about Twitter that it was for 'losers' and yet here we are. But I agree too. There's nothing special about Clubhouse expect that it is super-hyped by the VCs, media and the techies as the next big thing and I'm not convinced.
isoskeles 6y ago
I don't think it counts as literally talking for the same reason it is considered a faux pas to dump someone over text.