Specifically, lack of script, lack of direction, low audio quality, “am I muted?”, and people talking over each other.
Twitter in the early days was known for celebrities turning up and replying to or even following non-celebrities. Then Quora was known for this. Both outgrew this quickly - celebrities may still do these things, but proportionally less so and it’s not the draw to the platform.
I think Clubhouse needs to figure out what it’s draw is after this phase because right now it’s just a conference call with a celebrity.
…It's really not fun to listen to, though, it is just a WebEx meeting with even worse audio.
As much as I think that sort of moderation is great to have, I wonder how much it will limit their growth (which might be ok).
It's also a balance because if there is no interaction, if it's really not a chat room and is just a live show then I'd much rather just listen to a podcast on my time, at my convenience, with better audio quality and "is my mic on" edited out.
I also think CH is very limited in the content it provides. At least that's my estimation after using the app for a few months. Either the algorithm is failing at showing me content I care about, or the platform is failing at attracting content I care about. Either way, the people I follow don't produce content, and I don't produce content, so the content I receive is mostly horrendous garbage.
Having said that, I could see content selection improving once CH finally gives up the invite gimmick. Something like a moderated panel of experts talking live with audience participation _sounds_ interesting, but the experts have to be experts and they have to interesting. How people can listen to celebrities or random nobodies ramble for hours on end about nothing is beyond me, but that's like 99% of the content I see currently on CH.