5 predictions about Clubhouse, a thread

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1. It's gonna be big, and it's gonna be mainstream. I've never seen a platform so quickly infiltrate every single one of my groups, including those that are NOT early adopters, like my parents groups. Based on what I've seen this week, I would invest in Clubhouse at £1bn today.

2. We're only in the first wave of 'topics'. Right now it's mostly music and entrepreneurship -- reflecting the communities that started on it. In the future it'll look more like most popular things on Reddit: gaming, movies, TV, sports, advice, hobbies like cycling, gadgets

Hat tip @iamtoosh for pointing that one out to me

3. However, not all of Reddit is going to make it onto Clubhouse, because of the lack of an essential feature: anonymity. Unless Clubhouse permits 3rd pty devs to introduce voice distortion, it's going to be a 'real identity' platform and that's going to constrain topics

(No 'Am I The Asshole?', which is the best bit of Reddit, frankly)

cc. @AITA_reddit

4. Lack of anonymity is a GREAT thing for women and minorities, as it'll likely mean far less harassment. That's also a result of the personal nature of talking. As a species, we're much meaner in text form

5. Gender parity is going to go backwards for a while. In the offline world, all male panels became almost extinct in 2019 due to efforts of allies, petitions and organisers. They'll be back with a vengeance on Clubhouse.

this concludes my Clubhouse talk

(I'm @rachcarrell on there if you want to argue with me)