Want invitations to Clubhouse?
It is exclusive, but less and less so. And not very inclusive either. Clubhouse is the 'app' of the moment, but you need an iPhone and an invitation to get in. What is it worth? Where is it heading? And how did we get here?
A week ago, a friend called me with an offer. He had managed to sign up to Clubhouse and wanted to know whether I was interested in one of the two invitations he had to give away. I thanked him – and, without really understanding what he was talking about, said yes.
A week later, I have already spent several evenings talking on the social network of the moment. In fact, on two occasions already, the informal group “Three journalists talking”, created by Diogo Queiroz de Andrade, Catarina Marques Rodrigues and me, saw the discussion run from 9:30pm until one in the morning, beyond all our expectations.
AI translation from the Portuguese. First published in ECO on 11 February 2021.