Clubhouse Convos April 21 — Thought for Your Penny
Clubhouse is a funny place.
By fusing podcasting with social networking, we all found a new place to blaze a trail toward our goals. Some people joined Clubhouse to actively engage in conversations, build clubs, and affect real change in both their lives and the world.
Others are content to simply passively listen to conversations. It’s a fine line, as you never know what could happen in any given room.
What do you do when you just want to listen to the podcast but the podcast wants you to engage?
Sometimes I join a room and am immediately pulled on stage or even modded. When I’m just looking for something to listen to in the background while I work, it can be exhausting deciding which room to enter based on both the mood I’m in and the room’s makeup and topic.
Reading the room on Clubhouse is a mixture of listening to what people are saying and quickly reading through profiles, checking socials, engaging on Slack and DMs, and more. Meanwhile, people will PTR, flash mics, and engage in other ways with the conversation. It can be a tense experience and isn’t really for the feint of heart.
There are days I know Dan Ashton would prefer to actively or passively listen than engage. Ever since he introduced himself on the platform, he opened the floodgates to hear everyone’s problems. It’s not a bad thing, but he’s exactly half of the customer-engaging team we’re aware of at Clubhouse.
I don’t typically reveal my subscriber list, but I’m making an exception for Ashton because I subscribed him to this newsletter pretty much on his first day at work.
Having worked a decade in Corporate America and another as a freelancer, I’m very savvy at cracking corporate email trees and scraping social media to figure out who I need to reach out to.
I say all this because Ashton subscribed to my newsletter last night, and I’m curious if that’s your way of saying “stop bombarding our staff every f*cking night with your newsletter emails.”
I’ve seen you in the townhalls, and I do want you to know that I respect you and am always happy to help you create boundaries on this platform. I’ll stop forwarding everything and let your corporate systems do it from there. It saves me a step every night.
Beyond that, I’ll stop breaking the fourth wall and sticking to the script. The concept of the fourth wall is important to visualize on Clubhouse. While engagement is great, burnout is real.
Sometimes we want to gather a massive crowd to give a big speech, share ideas, or perform. But nobody’s ever on all the time, and sitting in the crowd when you’re an influential person or have a lot of friends can be difficult. Whether as a mod or a listener, people can feel some type of way, regardless of how you treat them.
Everyone runs their room a different way, and this newsletter is my room. I can say whatever I need to in here.
Outside my room, I’m learning to listen better. There’s a lot going on all the time, and it can be overwhelming. But the more different perspectives I open myself up to, whether I agree with them or not, the more I like myself as a person.
I guess what I’m saying is thank you, Dan Ashton, for listening. Not to me, but in general. On a platform where everyone is jockeying for stage position and followers, it’s one of my favorite parts about you.
All anyone wants is to feel listened to, and you give me hope that I didn’t create this newsletter for a dead horse.
We’re all feeling our way through this community and learning how to navigate the needs of each community and culture. Ultimately, it’s the journey that matters.
Lessons from Netflix
There’s no shortage of business advice on Clubhouse. Every day I log on to see countless business networking, information, and pitch rooms. Wading through them isn’t easy, because many of them are filled with faux-professional millionaires coaching other millionaire coaches on how to coach others to become millionaires.
But if you’re willing to look, there are some great entrepreneurs and executives with amazing experiences under their belt. One such person is Marc Randolph.
Netflix’s co-founder and first CEO took the stage with the Creators club Tuesday to explain what led to the creation of Netflix. The mail-order DVD service disrupted the traditional video rental store with a DVD-by-mail startup that ended up destroying then-juggernaut Blockbuster Video.
It’s easier said then done, and his insights into the process are invaluable. Here’s how it went down.
Yesterday’s Best Convo
Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict — On May 25, 2020, George Perry Floyd Jr was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer who held his knee on his neck during an arrest. His wrongful death, caused by a counterfeit $20 bill, ignited a summer of protests around the country. Floyd’s murderer Derek Chauvin was found guilty today on all three counts in which he was charged. Tens of thousands of people flooded dozens of Clubhouse rooms to await and discuss the verdict. The conversation lasted all day, as people told necessary stories in a series of reaction rooms that even included family members of the victim. Black people around the country can breathe a sigh of relief today, even if only for a short time.
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10 Convos to Attend Today
Photojournalism and Street Photography 11:00 AM PDT — Photojournalism and street photography are underrated forms of activism. From veteran photographer Tom Fox’s role in the Dallas Courthouse shooting to the citizens who documented the death of George Floyd, street photography plays a big role in how a movement is framed…by Behind the Lens
Turn Problems into Punchlines 2:00 PM PDT — Judy Carter is the author of The Comedy Bible and The New Comedy Bible, which means she literally wrote the book on how to be funny. If you ever dreamed of becoming a stand-up comic or starring in a sitcom, this is the place to learn…by Hot on the Mic
Oscar Picks and Predictions7:00 PM PDT — The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony is coming Sunday. Join a panel of Hollywood insiders and enthusiats to discuss who should and probably will win. If you have an opinion, you’re more than welcome to join the conversation…by Film Talk
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Originally published at http://thoughtforyourpenny.com on May 30, 2021.