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Not surprised. I gave it a shot early on, but it just wasn't for me. Listening to a bunch self-proclaimed "thought leaders" tell almost biblical tales about the

Not surprised. I gave it a shot early on, but it just wasn't for me. Listening to a bunch self-proclaimed "thought leaders" tell almost biblical tales about their struggles that lead to their dubious success, followed by an "ok, let's reset the room" and then a bunch of back patting about how great and positive the group is, and then starting over again was just cringe inducing and painful. The ONLY Clubhouse use I found actually interesting was when the developer behind Hacking with Swift used it to hold mock iOS developer interviews, inviting attendees to step up and try to answer a mock interview question. Of my friends who Clubhouse did appeal too, many were hooked for a couple of weeks. Today none of them use it at all anymore. The consensus is generally "it was interesting at first, but now it's really boring."

stemlord 5y ago
>Listening to a bunch self-proclaimed "thought leaders" tell almost biblical tales about their struggles that lead to their dubious success, followed by an "ok, let's reset the room" and then a bunch of back patting about how great and positive the group is I don't understand how there's so little criticism about this desire to keep such (apparently) valuable knowledge from "thought leaders" confined to an exclusive club. I always sensed the overwhelming consensus among us all (tech people, namely) was that such information should be made free and accessible? Is being a member of some dumb hyped up app really more interesting for so many of us?
- grensley 5y ago
  Probably because it reduces the amount of said "thought leaders" on other platforms. In my opinion, the signal-to-noise ratio isn't great.
- tclancy 5y ago
  It's because the knowledge isn't that valuable usually. It's prized because of its exclusiveness. Most anyone who describes themself as a thought leader is probably full of hot air. A more cynical person might suggest it's like how much of the success attributed to college isn't what one learns as much as the connections one makes.
- afavour 5y ago
  > I always sensed the overwhelming consensus among us all (tech people, namely) was that such information should be made free and accessible? I don't think there is. But that's partly because "tech people" is now such a big tent. Open source folks would probably agree with that statement. Folks pushing startups towards hockey stick growth.. maybe less so.
- stefan_ 5y ago
  The emperor has no clothes.

stemlord 5y ago

>Listening to a bunch self-proclaimed "thought leaders" tell almost biblical tales about their struggles that lead to their dubious success, followed by an "ok, let's reset the room" and then a bunch of back patting about how great and positive the group is I don't understand how there's so little criticism about this desire to keep such (apparently) valuable knowledge from "thought leaders" confined to an exclusive club. I always sensed the overwhelming consensus among us all (tech people, namely) was that such information should be made free and accessible? Is being a member of some dumb hyped up app really more interesting for so many of us?

grensley 5y ago
Probably because it reduces the amount of said "thought leaders" on other platforms. In my opinion, the signal-to-noise ratio isn't great.
tclancy 5y ago
It's because the knowledge isn't that valuable usually. It's prized because of its exclusiveness. Most anyone who describes themself as a thought leader is probably full of hot air. A more cynical person might suggest it's like how much of the success attributed to college isn't what one learns as much as the connections one makes.
afavour 5y ago
> I always sensed the overwhelming consensus among us all (tech people, namely) was that such information should be made free and accessible? I don't think there is. But that's partly because "tech people" is now such a big tent. Open source folks would probably agree with that statement. Folks pushing startups towards hockey stick growth.. maybe less so.
stefan_ 5y ago
The emperor has no clothes.