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Honestly I’ve never used or even been intrigued by clubhouse. To me it sounds like ultra short-form podcasts, which is the opposite of what I am interested in f

Honestly I’ve never used or even been intrigued by clubhouse. To me it sounds like ultra short-form podcasts, which is the opposite of what I am interested in for audio consumption. Has anyone used it and enjoyed it? I know it gets a lot of hate on HN.

Tycho 5y ago
I got a lot of enjoyment from it, but was during winter, under lockdown, with opportunities for real-world socializing greatly curtailed. At it's best it's like walking down the hallway of a grand university, able to drop in and out of any of the lectures and seminars in progress, not disturbing anyone but able to contribute if you want. Lately the reality is more like walking down the main thoroughfare of a low-end shopping mall, flanked by somewhat tacky shops you have no interest in entering. Like you want to find a specialist book store, but everywhere's just selling e-cigs and phone accessories. I haven't really signed in for months.
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dayvid 5y ago
I tried it out, but two main things stood out: 1. The 1x speed was unbearable, which leads to the next point 2. The quality of the conversations was very low for me. The more interesting rooms were packed quickly and there were way too many people who were using the system just for monetization. Before a lot of real conversation started, the moderators would spend about 20 minutes going over their backgrounds and platform, which seemed to be the main point of the conversation. They also seemed to talk in a slow pace that a networker would talk in rather than someone really enthusiastic about their subject matter or even an entertainer. Some highlights were Tim Dillon trolling on Clubhouse, though (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clTehN8Xnuc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clTehN8Xnuc)

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Honestly I’ve never used or even been intrigued by clubhouse. To me it sounds like ultra short-form podcasts, which is the opposite of what I am interested in f

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Tycho 5y ago
I got a lot of enjoyment from it, but was during winter, under lockdown, with opportunities for real-world socializing greatly curtailed. At it's best it's like walking down the hallway of a grand university, able to drop in and out of any of the lectures and seminars in progress, not disturbing anyone but able to contribute if you want. Lately the reality is more like walking down the main thoroughfare of a low-end shopping mall, flanked by somewhat tacky shops you have no interest in entering. Like you want to find a specialist book store, but everywhere's just selling e-cigs and phone accessories. I haven't really signed in for months.
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dayvid 5y ago
I tried it out, but two main things stood out: 1. The 1x speed was unbearable, which leads to the next point 2. The quality of the conversations was very low for me. The more interesting rooms were packed quickly and there were way too many people who were using the system just for monetization. Before a lot of real conversation started, the moderators would spend about 20 minutes going over their backgrounds and platform, which seemed to be the main point of the conversation. They also seemed to talk in a slow pace that a networker would talk in rather than someone really enthusiastic about their subject matter or even an entertainer. Some highlights were Tim Dillon trolling on Clubhouse, though (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clTehN8Xnuc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clTehN8Xnuc)