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+====== Clubhouse Sucks ======
+If you don't know what clubouse is, check out:
+  * [[https://www.joinclubhouse.com/|Clubhouse: Drop-in audio chat]]
+  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clubhouse_(app)|Clubhouse (app) - Wikipedia]]
+==== Inherent Problems ====
+When I look back at social media platforms I been a part of, it makes me think if
+clubhouse will ever be able to solve it's inherent problems of being an online
+platform. Provided, clubhouse is still in beta and registration is solely based on
+invitation from existing users. Even then I saw an noticeable number of faceless
+folk here and there. Don't get me wrong, I very much promote anonymity in public
+places, especially when it comes to online communities. But a platform which very
+much boast it's //real identity policy//, it seemed like the very opposite of
+what the platform stands for. A few of them were even moderators of some really big
+chat rooms where a lot of real people did not have the chance to speak.
+To quote Martin Garrix,
+> Using social media to hurt and destroy is callous, acted out by cowards hiding
+> behind computers. My advice is to ignore negativity. Focus on the love around.
+clubhouse managed to fix this to a point, but not in a perfect way. Something like
+strict verification using volunteers/staff would have been a lot better.
+==== Freshness ====
+A lot of people I know praise clubhouse for it's freshness. I don't get it. As far
+as I understand, clubhouse is a modern-podcast platform aka the voice chat. The idea
+of podcasts are very well known and there are multiple instant messengers with voice
+chat, like WhatsApp and Telegram. And there is numerous video-communication services
+which is nowadays used by people all around the world to conduct meetings and stuff.
+Heck, there is discord which is literally *clubhouse + numerous other features* like
+text channels, roles and much more good moderation. You should give it a try if you
+didn't already. That being said, //clubhouse is old wine in new bottle//. There is
+nothing new as advertised.
+==== Privacy (or Anonymity) ====
+It should be an important aspect of every communication medium in today's world, or so I
+believe. No one would know what happens in China if anonymity was not important.
+[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring|Arab Spring]] wouldn't have happened. No news
+of anything that ever happens in any [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarianism|authoritarian]]
+country will reach us. Anonymity is really a boon when it comes to real life. I understand
+that it is sometimes a pain in the ass to control these trolls and whatnot, but it is
+a price we pay for having platform where we can safely and courageously broadcast or
+ideas. Without anonymity, I would have be jailed/dead already, much like a majority
+of people I interact with. In a modern world where criticism against governing bodies
+are being suppressed with great strength, it is important to have such anonymous
+friends to speak up certain things.
+When it comes to privacy, I'd like if clubhouse does not tell my followers what I am
+listening to, or speaking to, in their front page. I very much hate that. If I
+participate in a discussion, it means I'm interested in it and does not mean I want
+all my friends to let know I'm in such a discussion. It is even worse when anyone
+could follow me and spy me like ever before.
+Thus, I suspect if clubhouse have any preference for privacy or anonymity and I very
+much hate that.
+==== Synchronicity ====
+From Wikipedia:
+> synchronous: At the same time, at the same frequency
+Almost every online communication tool is asynchronous, and there is a reason for it.
+Our //real life// is very much different from our //online life//, even if seems to be the
+one and same. Let's assume they are two threads in our program. //online life// is fast
+and you may loose many updates if you try to block it for even a little interval. *real
+life* on the other hand is slow and you're committed to it 100%.
+From [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/|Inception]]:
+> Cobb: Well, dreams, they feel real while we're in them right? Its only when we wake
+> up then we realize that something was actually strange.
+Like dreams, you engage too much in social media, you lose track of real life and start
+to live in a very artificial -handpicked for you- mental state. This is why a lot of
+social media platforms start as //asynchronous// and starts to sync you in with constant
+notifications. An //asynchronous// platform is where you start something, do something
+else, come back and finish what you previously started. This enables you to engage in
+both worlds while being a slave to neither.
+as an exact opposite to this, clubhouse starts //synchronous// and stay //synchronous//.
+You are expected to stay 100% committed to any event unlike //asynchronous// platforms
+where you could take occasional breaks.
+I'd also say, clubhouse success is a side effect of recent situations where a lot of
+us are unable interact with the society around us, which leaves a big gaps in our
+daily schedule and let us commit to things we disagreed to before.
+==== Sound as a medium ====
+I very much like to listen to things, but I like to read more. So my views are biased
+and may make no sense to you, beware. We all value our time. Me too. I'd love it when
+people actually prepare beforehand and talk about about things clear and fair.
+Unfortunately that's not what I experienced from clubhouse. After all, we are all
+common people and have our own weaknesses, but I'd rather listen to TED talk rather
+than a clubhouse discussion.
+That being said, it is impossible to re-read (or re-analyze/re-listen) conversations,
+unless you manage to record them, which I consider to be very unethical if you don't
+have permission from every speaker participating. Even if a re-reading/re-listening is
+possible, it will be very harder to cross reference than in case of text.
+Also, me being an introvert, would like to participate in a way other than speaking, and
+an absence of such feature makes me think if clubhouse is not for my kind.
+==== Does it really suck? ====
+I think so. But in the end, it is just my opinion. Yours may differ and I'm perfectly okay
+with that. I'll encourage you to contribute more and more the society we live in. It
+just feels that it is not for me.
+Regards.

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