Opinion

March 5, 2021

Clubhouse is already dying

The trolls are coming for Clubhouse. Here’s what needs to happen next.


Ronjini Joshua

4 min read

Clubhouse has reminded us what the internet originally promised us: collaboration and community, not arguments and alienation. Conversations on the audio app feel intimate and curated, rather than public and open-ended. Perhaps because of its invitation-only model, the ‘clubby’ feeling on Clubhouse means more users are interested in meaningful conversations, and taking those conversations further, on other platforms and into real life.

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