Thanks for that feedback. I noticed the app icon as well. I wondered who it was, but didn’t look into it. I’m in agreement about the content. The “entreprene

Thanks for that feedback. I noticed the app icon as well. I wondered who it was, but didn’t look into it. I’m in agreement about the content. The “entrepreneurship” culture on Clubhouse seems to be either VC / media worship or this hustle thing. I joined a "Real Estate Money" group that was pitching $500 investments in shared AirBnB properties. It had calling cards of a scammy “investment” group. A mix of cheerleading and leadership-enriching sales to suckers. I spent some time last night in some social groups and while entertaining from a sort of shock value perspective they were not well moderated. They would not work with bigger audiences. Andrew Sorkin interviewed Bill Gates on Clubhouse on Friday. My eyes widened when I saw that, I questioned my initial assessment of the product and it’s velocity. Then I realized I was thinking of Aaron Sorkin. Andrew is some mainstream media journalist. I doubt Gates gave a hoot about the medium. I think VC, media and “influencers” all slept on TikTok and are now overcompensating with involvement on Clubhouse. It’s better suited to them anyway, and it matches the atmosphere of conferences. It is the type of activity PG labeled “playing house” and is perhaps well suited as a stand in for puffery, fakery and “influence.” Regarding content delivery, it is like you read my mind. I’d describe Clubhouse content, even purportedly serious stuff, as awash in loquaciousness word salad. Clubhouse content forces listeners to be beholden to linear progression. So you lost the most valuable thing about audio content found in podcasts: editing and people who have developed the skills to be engaging. Clubhouse lacks the crucial “trick play” of podcasts, where you can option out of minutes of content (and ads) at any time. So anyhow, I regret sharing the address book with them and took my lumps ITT for admitting as much. However, I don’t regret trying it. Critically evaluating nascent platforms and technology is what I do.