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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 n

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 any time and in any way you chose, while this seems like it's reverting to the terrible legacy model. The true master grifter has this outstanding ability to transform the simplest of ideas from a 2 minute explanation into a 20 minute diatribe. One must really love the sound of their own voice in order to spend so much time yaking on endlessly without saying anything of substance.

IgorPartola 6y ago
Let me play devil’s advocate here: maybe Clubhouse mirrors real life in that if your friends are all getting together for happy hour at 4:30pm ok a Friday because they work jobs that let them do that or don’t work at all while you took away at your startup, you can’t make this real time event. I have learned over the past several years that making it to a real time event that isn’t recorded does make it significantly more special and memorable. Not every moment is worth having but the impact of it only happening once makes it more memorable. Having said that, I’m not a user of Clubhouse and have no intention of using it. Discord and Zoom have been plenty good for this kind of communication without any influencers or marketers being involved.
ramoz 6y ago
There are the Ivory Tower types, and they can be annoying. There is a lot of genuine. 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.

IgorPartola 6y ago

Let me play devil’s advocate here: maybe Clubhouse mirrors real life in that if your friends are all getting together for happy hour at 4:30pm ok a Friday because they work jobs that let them do that or don’t work at all while you took away at your startup, you can’t make this real time event. I have learned over the past several years that making it to a real time event that isn’t recorded does make it significantly more special and memorable. Not every moment is worth having but the impact of it only happening once makes it more memorable. Having said that, I’m not a user of Clubhouse and have no intention of using it. Discord and Zoom have been plenty good for this kind of communication without any influencers or marketers being involved.

ramoz 6y ago

There are the Ivory Tower types, and they can be annoying. There is a lot of genuine. 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.