Clubhouse lacks opportunities for virality and monetization that Twitch, Snapchat, and Discord have, and its product is one feature that has been copied easily
Clubhouse, an app which allows you to join audio conversations with other people (a function unavailable in any other app or device), is now worth $4 billion. Tweets: @edzitron , @jeffnolan , @davidgerard , @caylenb , @mylesudland , and @jsnknght Tweets: Ed Zitron / @edzitron : https://ez.substack.com/... I wrote a relatively long Substack about how I think Clubhouse is an awful network, with an insane valuation, partly because live audio isn't a great format for anything and it's a product that's easily copied by people who already have social networks Jeff Nolan / @jeffnolan : I felt self-conscious about saying this out loud about Clubhouse but I don't get it. Like I want to spend more time online listening to people talk. Maybe it is a generational thing, maybe a pandemic-induced reflex, but whatever the reason, doesn't work for me https://twitter.com/... David Gerard / @davidgerard : Ed Zitron super-negative on Clubhouse: “The real world test of Clubhouse was (and is) in its exposure to users that aren't doing so to keep up appearances, and the test appears to have failed.” https://ez.substack.com/... @caylenb : this is a great read on why Clubhouse is at best going to end up a feature on existing social networks and at worse yet another overhyped overvalued startup that can't do the thing better that it's trying to replace https://twitter.com/... Myles Udland / @mylesudland : “I know this sounds mean, but the burden of talking in an interesting manner for 30+ minutes is quite heavy, and even the most interesting people have trouble sustaining a conversation that's built for listeners over that time.” https://ez.substack.com/... @jsnknght : Great writeup by @edzitron of the challenges facing Clubhouse & its (probable) demise. I always assumed it was peak lockdown boredom desperately seeking an outlet (see also NFTs) & so easily copied as to be irrelevant. Key quote “kind of like a live podcast that sucks”.. ouch https://twitter.com/...