I am a new user but I hope they don’t start charging for listening in, there is much value by experts who are not there for promotional reasons but rather for intellectual discussions: ex: tech talks, medtech, AI.

Their target demographic seems more like conferences or university lectures with active participation, where education is the primary goal. I used to think that this might go away after covid, but after examination, the social utility is of tremendous value. I am usually against all social media (deleted most), which I think corrodes society, but clubhouse seems to be onto something.

Some controversial topics that could not have been discussed in person can be started here (and across the globe), expanding understanding on both sides: ex: politics, gender discrimination, Taiwan vs. China, etc.

There are also some funny/serious ones, for example “Attractive women explain things to tech bros” started as a joke but evolved into an advice place.

Yes, with every content platform you will inevitably have the quality issue, but I their content filtering can improve over time