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I am not even sure if Clubhouse has network effect in that stickiness of app isn't the number of people using it but the quality of the content. In this case, the audio rooms. As far as I can tell, 90% of rooms I see just aren't that good. I wouldn't go back to use an app just because Lebron James uses it if I don't get any value from it.

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Yes, and for the "celeb" talks like that time Elon Musk was on, it was on YouTube 5min after. So why should I download an app and be there at that exact time (which would have been in the middle of the night for me) when I can just listen to the thing on YouTube later at my own convenience?

This. If I can only listen in all the interesting rooms, why does it matter that I listen "live". If there were features that somehow allowed for controlled interaction, there would be more of an appeal.

You could make this exact argument with Twitch streams yet it is extremely popular. I do believe watching/listening to it live with others does add to the experience. Also AFAIK there is a chance for the audience to actually join in on some of the conversations.

I don't watch Twitch or other live streams often, but my understanding is that:

1) It's a lot more interactive, and

2) A lot of streamers stream multiple hours each day, and it's a completely different form of media than Clubhouse, since streamers usually play a game, which in itself is much more interesting than listening to two dudes talk for 5 hours.

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