Got Clubhouse working again. It seems to have a better idea what it is now. It's talk radio. Like, exactly talk radio. Talk radio is fairly popular, and if it stays apples-to-apples the same there's no reason an app couldn't wipe out that whole industry, so it may do well
That said, the usage numbers still aren't terribly impressive, maybe a few thousand simultaneous users spread across a dozen channels at the most, which is decent but needs a lot more growth to be a real success
The content seems a lot more diverse than before, although when VCs are on they still seem to be trying to fit all the negative aspects of the 'tech bro' stereotype they possibly can. It's so weird how that stereotype is pinned on founders who are rarely that way
As is usually the case with a new app, it's super aggressive about asking for engagement and a privacy disaster. It notifies you constantly about things happening, and recommends everyone who had you in their phone contacts giving you their real names
Tangentially, it requires the latest version of iOS, which my old iPhone won't upgrade to any more, so I got an iPad, which works but the iPad version only uses an iPhone's worth of screen real estate and the rest is black. Not the optimal solution.
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