What_DTQ was_VBD everyone_PNI talking_VVG about_AVP ?_SENT Sometime_AV0 last_ORD spring_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 early_AJ0 weeks_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ,_PUN people_NN0 in_PRP and_CJC around_PRP the_AT0 tech_NN1 industry_NN1 began_VVD to_TO0 chatter_VVI about_PRP a_AT0 new_AJ0 mobile_AJ0 app_NN1 called_VVN Clubhouse_NP0 —_PUN a_AT0 "_PUQ drop-in_AJ0 audio_AJ0 "_PUQ social_AJ0 network_NN1 that_CJT enabled_VVD the_AT0 creation_NN1 of_PRF voice-only_AJ0 chat_NN1 rooms_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 conversation_NN1 about_PRP Clubhouse_NP0 was_VBD incessant_AJ0 and_CJC vaguely_AV0 annoying_AJ0 ,_PUN yet_AV0 somehow_AV0 alluring_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 app_NN1 had_VHD an_AT0 air_NN1 of_PRF exclusivity_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD still_AV0 in_PRP beta_NN1 and_CJC available_AJ0 solely_AV0 on_PRP iOS_NN2 ;_PUN only_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 thousand_CRD people_NN0 had_VHD accounts_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC there_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 waiting_AJ0 list_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 Silicon_NN1 Valley_NN1 figures_NN2 with_PRP significant_AJ0 Twitter_NN1 followings_NN2 —_PUN venture_NN1 capitalists_NN2 ,_PUN startup_NN1 founders_NN2 —_PUN signed_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC "_PUQ went_VVD live_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ then_AV0 tweeted_AJ0 about_PRP the_AT0 experience_NN1 with_PRP an_AT0 air_NN1 of_PRF mystery_NN1 and_CJC intrigue_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 app_NN1 's_POS name_NN1 evoked_VVD semi-exclusive_AJ0 gathering_NN1 places_NN2 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP airport_NN1 lounges_NN2 and_CJC golf-course_NN1 restaurants_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC also_AV0 brought_VVN childhood_NN1 to_PRP mind_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 community_NN1 guidelines_NN2 prohibited_VVD recording_NN1 and_CJC transcription_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 conversations_NN2 were_VBD available_AJ0 in_PRP real_AJ0 time_NN1 only_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC ephemeral_AJ0 ._SENT Those_DT0 with_PRP accounts_NN2 could_VM0 invite_VVI friends_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 number_NN1 of_PRF invitations_NN2 allowed_VVN per_PRP person_NN1 was_VBD limited_VVN ._SENT Invitation_NN1 codes_NN2 began_VVD to_TO0 appear_VVI on_PRP eBay_NP0 ._SENT 
By_PRP February_NP0 of_PRF this_DT0 year_NN1 ,_PUN Clubhouse_NP0 had_VHD raised_VVN more_AV0 than_CJS a_AT0 hundred_CRD million_CRD dollars_NN2 in_PRP venture_NN1 capital_NN1 ._SENT Despite_PRP its_DPS invitation-only_AJ0 membership_NN1 model_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP had_VHD acquired_VVN nearly_AV0 ten_CRD million_CRD users_NN2 ._SENT This_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 small_AJ0 audience_NN1 compared_VVN with_PRP Twitter_NN1 or_CJC TikTok_NP0 —_PUN they_PNP have_VHB about_AV0 three_CRD hundred_CRD million_CRD and_CJC a_AT0 billion_CRD users_NN2 ,_PUN respectively_AV0 —_PUN but_CJC it_PNP was_VBD still_AV0 significant_AJ0 ._SENT (_PUL The_AT0 invitation_NN1 codes_NN2 on_PRP eBay_NP0 were_VBD now_AV0 up_AVP to_PRP four_CRD hundred_CRD dollars_NN2 apiece_AV0 ._SENT )_PUR Elon_NP0 Musk_NP0 and_CJC Mark_NP0 Zuckerberg_NP0 had_VHD made_VVN surprise_NN1 appearances_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 app_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Chinese_AJ0 government_NN1 blocked_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN after_PRP citizens_NN2 of_PRF mainland_NN1 China_NP0 joined_VVD the_AT0 service_NN1 and_CJC spoke_VVD openly_AV0 about_PRP their_DPS personal_AJ0 lives_NN2 ,_PUN censorship_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 Xinjiang_NN1 internment_NN1 camps_NN2 ._SENT Like_PRP most_DT0 social-media_NN1 platforms_NN2 ,_PUN Clubhouse_NP0 was_VBD demonstrating_VVG its_DPS dual_AJ0 potential_NN1 :_PUN it_PNP could_VM0 lend_VVI a_AT0 voice_NN1 to_PRP those_DT0 who_PNQ are_VBB rarely_AV0 given_VVN the_AT0 opportunity_NN1 to_TO0 speak_VVI freely_AV0 ,_PUN while_CJS also_AV0 elevating_VVG some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 world_NN1 's_POS wealthiest_AJS and_CJC most_AV0 powerful_AJ0 people_NN0 ._SENT 
Upon_PRP opening_AJ0 Clubhouse_NN1 ,_PUN one_PNI is_VBZ presented_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 menu_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ rooms_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ or_CJC live_AJ0 conversations_NN2 ._SENT Each_DT0 room_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT0 topic_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ Women_NN2 in_PRP Payments_NN2 Power_NN1 Hour_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ or_CJC "_PUQ If_CJS you_PNP were_VBD an_AT0 (_PUL other_AJ0 )_PUR animal_NN1 ,_PUN what_DTQ would_VM0 you_PNP think_VVI of_PRF humans_NN2 ?_SENT ,_PUN "_PUQ or_CJC "_PUQ Silicon_NN1 Valley_NN1 's_POS Ultimate_AJ0 Exit_NN1 :_PUN Rise_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Network_NN1 State_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Tap_VVB one_PNI ,_PUN and_CJC audio_AJ0 starts_NN2 streaming_VVG ._SENT The_AT0 screen_NN1 fills_VVZ with_PRP the_AT0 avatars_NN2 of_PRF those_DT0 in_PRP attendance_NN1 ,_PUN each_DT0 in_PRP its_DPS own_DT0 small_AJ0 orb_NN1 ;_PUN speaking_VVG privileges_NN2 are_VBB limited_VVN to_PRP moderators_NN2 and_CJC selected_AJ0 participants_NN2 ,_PUN shown_VVN at_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 screen_NN1 ._SENT Attendees_NN2 who_PNQ wish_VVB to_TO0 speak_VVI can_VM0 tap_VVI a_AT0 button_NN1 to_TO0 raise_VVI their_DPS virtual_AJ0 hands_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 app_NN1 requests_VVZ that_CJT people_NN0 use_VVB their_DPS real_AJ0 names_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC many_DT0 do_VDB ._SENT Users_NN2 who_PNQ link_VVB the_AT0 app_NN1 to_PRP their_DPS Twitter_NN1 accounts_NN2 or_CJC address_NN1 books_NN2 are_VBB given_VVN lists_NN2 of_PRF friends_NN2 to_TO0 follow_VVI ;_PUN do_VDB this_DT0 when_CJS you_PNP sign_VVB up_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 app_NN1 notifies_VVZ your_DPS contacts_NN2 right_AV0 then_AV0 ,_PUN encouraging_VVG them_PNP to_TO0 welcome_VVI you_PNP to_PRP a_AT0 private_AJ0 Clubhouse_NN1 room_NN1 ._SENT (_PUL For_PRP the_AT0 new_AJ0 participant_NN1 ,_PUN this_DT0 can_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 bit_NN1 like_PRP arriving_VVG at_PRP a_AT0 surprise_NN1 party_NN1 where_AVQ the_AT0 only_AV0 other_AJ0 attendees_NN2 are_VBB an_AT0 ex_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 co-worker_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 distant_AJ0 friend_NN1 ._SENT )_PUR On_PRP Clubhouse_NN1 ,_PUN anyone_PNI can_VM0 create_VVI public_AJ0 or_CJC private_AJ0 rooms_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC highly_AV0 active_AJ0 users_NN2 can_VM0 start_VVI "_PUQ clubs_NN2 "_PUQ —_PUN interest_NN1 groups_NN2 ,_PUN essentially_AV0 —_PUN of_PRF their_DPS own_DT0 ._SENT Clubs_NN2 are_VBB like_AV0 ongoing_AJ0 conversation_NN1 series_NN0 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 offerings_NN2 vary_VVB :_PUN "_PUQ Van_NP0 Life_NN1 and_CJC Tiny_AJ0 Homes_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL eight_CRD thousand_CRD participants_NN2 )_PUR ,_PUN "_PUQ Therapy_NN1 for_PRP Black_AJ0 Girls_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL seventy_CRD thousand_CRD participants_NN2 )_PUR ,_PUN "_PUQ Quran_NN1 Recitations_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL twenty-three_CRD thousand_CRD members_NN2 )_PUR ,_PUN "_PUQ Olympic_AJ0 Weightlifting_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL two_CRD hundred_CRD participants_NN2 )_PUR ,_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 Dacha_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL a_AT0 hundred_CRD thousand_CRD participants_NN2 )_PUR ,_PUN and_CJC "_PUQ Parent_NN1 Confessions_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL thirteen_CRD thousand_CRD participants_NN2 )_PUR ._SENT Wellness-oriented_AJ0 clubs_NN2 abound_VVB :_PUN "_PUQ Divine_AJ0 Feminine_AJ0 Awakening_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ with_PRP a_AT0 hundred_CRD and_CJC ten_CRD thousand_CRD participants_NN2 ,_PUN is_VBZ a_AT0 "_PUQ safe_AJ0 space_NN1 for_PRP us_PNP to_TO0 reflect_VVI on_AVP ,_PUN re-imagine_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC redefine_VVB the_AT0 awakening_NN1 of_PRF feminine_AJ0 energy_NN1 "_PUQ ;_PUN "_PUQ Meditation_NN1 Room_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ with_PRP a_AT0 hundred_CRD and_CJC five_CRD thousand_CRD participants_NN2 ,_PUN hosts_VVZ a_AT0 daily_AJ0 ,_PUN scheduled_AJ0 meditation_NN1 session_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 are_VBB clubs_NN2 dedicated_VVN to_PRP veganism_NN1 ,_PUN sustainability_NN1 ,_PUN finding_VVG love_NN1 ,_PUN Nigeria_NP0 ,_PUN U.K._NP0 club_NN1 music_NN1 ,_PUN investing_VVG ,_PUN basketball_NN1 ,_PUN psychedelics_NN2 ,_PUN outer_AJ0 space_NN1 ,_PUN neuroplasticity_NN1 ,_PUN dog-lovers_NN2 ,_PUN astrology_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Tesla_NP0 ._SENT One_CRD category_NN1 of_PRF club_NN1 in_PRP particular_AJ0 —_PUN what_DTQ Clubhouse_NN1 labels_NN2 "_PUQ Hustle_NN1 "_PUQ —_PUN has_VHZ proved_VVN particularly_AV0 generative_AJ0 ._SENT 
On_PRP a_AT0 recent_AJ0 afternoon_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP sat_VVD down_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 couch_NN1 ,_PUN placed_VVD my_DPS iPhone_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 coffee_NN1 table_NN1 ,_PUN opened_VVD Clubhouse_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC let_VVB strangers_NN2 '_POS voices_NN2 fill_VVB my_DPS apartment_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 room_NN1 titled_VVN "_PUQ Boss_NN1 Babes_NN2 Secrets_NN2 to_TO0 Make_VVI 7_CRD Figures_NN2 from_PRP Marketing_NN1 Online_AJ0 "_PUQ was_VBD moderated_VVN by_PRP twenty-six_CRD women_NN2 and_CJC one_CRD man_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ ,_PUN when_CJS I_PNP dropped_VVD in_AVP ,_PUN was_VBD holding_VVG the_AT0 floor_NN1 and_CJC speaking_VVG reverently_AV0 about_PRP his_DPS mother_NN1 ._SENT Women_NN2 ruled_VVD the_AT0 world_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP reminded_VVD the_AT0 audience_NN1 of_PRF more_AV0 than_CJS nine_CRD hundred_CRD people_NN0 ,_PUN and_CJC women_NN2 needed_VVD to_TO0 reclaim_VVI it_PNP ._SENT Several_DT0 rooms_NN2 were_VBD dedicated_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 topic_NN1 of_PRF non-fungible_AJ0 tokens_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC N.F.T.s._NP0 —_PUN digital_AJ0 assets_NN2 that_CJT can_VM0 be_VBI bought_VVN ,_PUN sold_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC tracked_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 blockchain_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC whether_CJS they_PNP were_VBD the_AT0 future_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 bust_NN1 ._SENT Sixty-two_CRD people_NN0 were_VBD in_PRP a_AT0 room_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 topic_NN1 "_PUQ How_AVQ would_VM0 you_PNP rob_VVI a_AT0 bank_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ ;_PUN sixty-seven_CRD were_VBD in_PRP a_AT0 room_NN1 hosted_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 "_PUQ Rock_NN1 Your_DPS Gift_NN1 "_PUQ club_NN1 —_PUN "_PUQ This_DT0 club_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 collection_NN1 of_PRF Game-Changing_AJ0 Business_NN1 Owners_NN2 and_CJC Multi-Passionate_AJ0 Coaches_NN2 ,_PUN Speakers_NN2 and_CJC Course_NN1 Creators_NN2 who_PNQ are_VBB committed_VVN to_PRP building_VVG a_AT0 unique_AJ0 STAND_VVB OUT_AVP business_NN1 around_PRP their_DPS core_NN1 gifts_NN2 "_PUQ —_PUN role-playing_NN1 client_NN1 calls_NN2 ;_PUN and_CJC thirty-two_CRD were_VBD listening_VVG to_PRP a_AT0 talk_NN1 titled_VVN "_PUQ How_AVQ to_TO0 Spot_VVI a_AT0 Liar_NN1 ADVANCED_AJ0 (_PUL 1_CRD Hour_NN1 Only_AV0 )_PUR ._SENT "_PUQ Elsewhere_AV0 ,_PUN people_NN0 discussed_VVD Cuba_NP0 and_CJC U.S._NP0 relations_NN2 under_PRP the_AT0 Biden_NP0 Administration_NN1 ,_PUN how_AVQ diverse_AJ0 founders_NN2 could_VM0 drive_VVI change_NN1 ,_PUN mental_AJ0 health_NN1 for_PRP influencers_NN2 ,_PUN marketing_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 future_NN1 of_PRF creators_NN2 as_PRP entrepreneurs_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 experience_NN1 of_PRF being_VBG an_AT0 Asian-American_AJ0 woman_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC how_AVQ to_TO0 "_PUQ use_VVI COVID_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 WIN_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 was_VBD something_PNI pleasant_AJ0 about_PRP meandering_VVG from_PRP conversation_NN1 to_PRP conversation_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS if_CJS I_PNP had_VHD walked_VVN into_PRP my_DPS own_DT0 home_NN1 to_TO0 find_VVI a_AT0 conference_NN1 in_PRP full_AJ0 swing_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP also_AV0 wondered_VVD ,_PUN Why_AVQ did_VDD I_PNP let_VVI all_DT0 of_PRF these_DT0 people_NN0 into_PRP my_DPS house_NN1 ?_SENT 
Much_AV0 like_PRP podcasts_NN2 and_CJC radio_NN1 ,_PUN Clubhouse_NN1 is_VBZ synchronous_AJ0 media_NN0 ,_PUN best_AV0 consumed_VVN while_CJS otherwise_AV0 engaged_VVN ._SENT Unlike_PRP message_NN1 boards_NN2 ,_PUN text-based_AJ0 social-media_NN1 feeds_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC video-_AJ0 and_CJC photo-heavy_AJ0 apps_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP suits_VVZ the_AT0 multitasker_NN1 life_NN1 style_NN1 ._SENT Over_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD few_DT0 weeks_NN2 ,_PUN whenever_AVQ I_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 listen_VVI to_PRP conversations_NN2 as_PRP an_AT0 exclusive_AJ0 activity_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP inevitably_AV0 found_VVD myself_PNX in_PRP a_AT0 horizontal_AJ0 position_NN1 —_PUN lying_VVG prone_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 couch_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC the_AT0 bed_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC the_AT0 floor_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS phone_NN1 resting_VVG a_AT0 few_DT0 inches_NN2 away_AV0 from_PRP my_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP preferred_VVD dropping_VVG into_PRP Clubhouse_NN1 rooms_NN2 while_CJS folding_AJ0 laundry_NN1 ,_PUN cleaning_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC running_VVG errands_NN2 ;_PUN the_AT0 conversations_NN2 were_VBD more_AV0 diffuse_AJ0 than_CJS radio_NN1 ,_PUN less_AV0 focussed_VVN than_CJS a_AT0 podcast_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC practically_AV0 served_VVN as_PRP white_AJ0 noise_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 way_NN1 to_TO0 crowd_VVI my_DPS own_DT0 voice_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF my_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP one_CRD room_NN1 ,_PUN Representative_NN1 Sara_NP0 Jacobs_NP0 ,_PUN of_PRF California_NP0 ,_PUN answered_VVD questions_NN2 about_PRP being_VBG a_AT0 millennial_AJ0 congresswoman_NN1 ;_PUN in_PRP another_DT0 ,_PUN Katie_NP0 Couric_NP0 and_CJC Guy_NP0 Raz_NP0 chatted_VVD about_PRP current_AJ0 events_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 paleo_NN1 diet_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP a_AT0 room_NN1 titled_VVN "_PUQ What_DTQ do_VDB MODELS_NN2 want_VVI ?_SENT Advice_NN1 from_PRP Celebrity_NN1 Matchmakers_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ models_NN2 discussed_VVD their_DPS desire_NN1 for_PRP romantic_AJ0 partners_NN2 who_PNQ could_VM0 connect_VVI on_PRP a_AT0 deeper_AJC level_NN1 ;_PUN the_AT0 conversation_NN1 vibrated_VVD on_PRP a_AT0 similar_AJ0 frequency_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 room_NN1 titled_VVN "_PUQ Are_VBB YOU_PNP worthy_AJ0 of_PRF a_AT0 SIX+figure_AJ0 man_NN1 !_SENT ?_SENT Let_VVB 's_POS talk_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ In_PRP a_AT0 comedy_NN1 workshop_NN1 ,_PUN people_NN0 offered_VVD feedback_NN1 on_PRP how_AVQ to_TO0 punch_VVI up_AVP a_AT0 routine_NN1 about_PRP living_VVG with_PRP a_AT0 life-threatening_AJ0 chronic_AJ0 condition_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC ,_PUN in_PRP what_DTQ felt_VVD like_PRP another_DT0 universe_NN1 entirely_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 young_AJ0 son_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 prominent_AJ0 and_CJC controversial_AJ0 art_NN1 collector_NN1 ,_PUN using_VVG his_DPS father_NN1 's_POS account_NN1 ,_PUN took_VVD questions_NN2 from_PRP adults_NN2 about_PRP N.F.T.s._NP0 
On_PRP any_DT0 given_AJ0 evening_NN1 ,_PUN journalists_NN2 could_VM0 be_VBI found_VVN talking_VVG about_PRP journalism_NN1 ,_PUN angel_NN1 investors_NN2 could_VM0 be_VBI found_VVN talking_VVG about_PRP angel_NN1 investing_VVG ,_PUN and_CJC an_AT0 untold_AJ0 number_NN1 of_PRF self-identified_AJ0 millionaires_NN2 and_CJC coaches_NN2 offered_VVD tips_NN2 and_CJC guidance_NN1 that_CJT evoked_VVD multilevel_NN1 marketing_NN1 schemes_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 panel_NN1 of_PRF prominent_AJ0 people_NN0 fretted_VVD about_PRP campus_NN1 politics_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 Zen_NP0 Buddhist_AJ0 monk_NN1 performed_VVD meditative_AJ0 sound_NN1 loops_NN2 ._SENT One_CRD morning_NN1 ,_PUN over_PRP coffee_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP tuned_VVD in_AVP to_PRP a_AT0 conversation_NN1 hosted_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 "_PUQ Entrepreneur_NN1 Millionaire_NN1 Secrets_NN2 "_PUQ club_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP which_DTQ people_NN0 discussed_VVD whether_CJS it_PNP was_VBD preferable_AJ0 to_TO0 have_VHI a_AT0 million_CRD dollars_NN2 or_CJC a_AT0 million_CRD followers_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC how_AVQ long_AJ0 it_PNP would_VM0 take_VVI to_TO0 make_VVI a_AT0 million_CRD dollars_NN2 off_PRP a_AT0 million_CRD followers_NN2 ._SENT 
There_EX0 is_VBZ a_AT0 heavy_AJ0 tech_NN1 presence_NN1 on_PRP Clubhouse_NN1 :_PUN Bitcoin_AJ0 enthusiasts_NN2 ,_PUN Elon_NP0 Musk_NP0 enthusiasts_NN2 ,_PUN startup_NN1 founders_NN2 interviewing_VVG investors_NN2 ,_PUN investors_NN2 interviewing_VVG startup_NN1 founders_NN2 ,_PUN venture_NN1 capitalists_NN2 talking_VVG about_PRP their_DPS books_NN2 ._SENT When_CJS I_PNP signed_VVD up_AVP for_PRP an_AT0 account_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP declined_VVD to_TO0 share_VVI my_DPS contacts_NN2 with_PRP Clubhouse_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP privacy_NN1 reasons_NN2 ._SENT Instead_AV0 of_PRF telling_VVG me_PNP which_DTQ of_PRF my_DPS friends_NN2 were_VBD also_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 app_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 service_NN1 offered_VVD a_AT0 default_NN1 list_NN1 of_PRF people_NN0 to_TO0 follow_VVI :_PUN these_DT0 included_VVD Jared_NP0 Leto_NP0 ,_PUN Shaka_NP0 Senghor_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Tiffany_NP0 Haddish_NP0 ;_PUN Rohan_NP0 Seth_NP0 and_CJC Paul_NP0 Davison_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 co-founders_NN2 of_PRF Clubhouse_NN1 ;_PUN and_CJC Marc_NP0 Andreessen_NP0 and_CJC Ben_NP0 Horowitz_NP0 ,_PUN venture_NN1 capitalists_NN2 whose_DTQ firm_NN1 ,_PUN Andreessen_NP0 Horowitz_NP0 ,_PUN is_VBZ Clubhouse_NP0 's_POS primary_AJ0 investor_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 Clubhouse_NN1 users_NN2 now_AV0 have_VHB regularly_AV0 scheduled_VVN talk_NN1 shows_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC popular_AJ0 ones_NN2 among_PRP the_AT0 Silicon_NN1 Valley_NN1 set_NN1 include_VVB "_PUQ One_CRD On_PRP One_CRD with_PRP A_AT0 &_NN1 Z_ZZ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ hosted_VVD by_PRP Andreessen_NP0 and_CJC Horowitz_NP0 ;_PUN and_CJC "_PUQ The_AT0 Good_AJ0 Time_NN1 Show_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ hosted_VVD by_PRP a_AT0 director_NN1 at_PRP Facebook_NN1 and_CJC her_DPS husband_NN1 ,_PUN also_AV0 a_AT0 partner_NN1 at_PRP Andreessen_NP0 Horowitz_NP0 ._SENT 
One_CRD night_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS brushing_VVG my_DPS teeth_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP listened_VVD to_PRP a_AT0 different_AJ0 venture_NN1 capitalist_NN1 speak_VVB earnestly_AV0 about_PRP the_AT0 need_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 more_AV0 vulnerable_AJ0 conversation_NN1 about_PRP tech_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 venture_NN1 capitalist_NN1 suggested_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 industry_NN1 needed_VVD to_TO0 normalize_VVI founders_NN2 who_PNQ cry_VVB ;_PUN another_DT0 speaker_NN1 responded_VVD ,_PUN vulnerably_AV0 ,_PUN that_CJT this_DT0 sentiment_NN1 was_VBD very_AV0 powerful_AJ0 ._SENT Another_DT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP opened_VVD the_AT0 app_NN1 and_CJC saw_VVD that_CJT twelve_CRD hundred_CRD people_NN0 were_VBD in_PRP a_AT0 room_NN1 co-hosted_VVN by_PRP Lindsay_NP0 Lohan_NP0 and_CJC Perez_NP0 Hilton_NP0 ._SENT Lohan_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP her_DPS new_AJ0 identity_NN1 as_PRP an_AT0 investor_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC with_PRP her_DPS unmistakable_AJ0 rasp_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD talking_VVG about_PRP N.F.T.s._NP0 Later_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP dropped_VVD into_PRP a_AT0 Clubhouse_NN1 on_PRP "_PUQ FBI_NP0 Negotiation_NN1 Tactics_NN2 "_PUQ ;_PUN somehow_AV0 ,_PUN even_AV0 there_AV0 ,_PUN people_NN0 were_VBD talking_VVG about_PRP how_AVQ to_TO0 invest_VVI in_PRP startups_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP reminded_VVD me_PNP of_PRF the_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP my_DPS final_AJ0 semester_NN1 of_PRF college_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS I_PNP was_VBD invited_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 dance_NN1 party_NN1 hosted_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 secret_AJ0 society_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP four_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP had_VHD walked_VVN past_PRP the_AT0 society_NN1 's_POS "_PUQ tomb_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ wondering_VVG about_PRP the_AT0 activities_NN2 of_PRF people_NN0 who_PNQ I_PNP assumed_VVD were_VBD more_AV0 élite_AJ0 and_CJC enlightened_AJ0 than_CJS I_PNP was_VBD —_PUN who_PNQ knew_VVD something_PNI about_PRP socializing_VVG that_CJT I_PNP never_AV0 would_VM0 ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP was_VBD just_AV0 an_AT0 undergraduate_NN1 party_NN1 :_PUN people_NN0 I_PNP already_AV0 knew_VVD ,_PUN packed_VVN into_PRP a_AT0 windowless_AJ0 room_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ had_VHD I_PNP expected_VVN ?_SENT 
I_PNP dropped_VVD in_AVP ,_PUN I_PNP dropped_VVD out_AVP ;_PUN I_PNP dropped_VVD in_AVP again_AV0 ._SENT Earlier_AV0 this_DT0 month_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP CBS_NP0 ,_PUN Oprah_NP0 Winfrey_NP0 interviewed_VVD Meghan_NP0 Markle_NP0 and_CJC Prince_NP0 Harry_NP0 ._SENT On_PRP Clubhouse_NN1 ,_PUN several_DT0 hundred_CRD people_NN0 listened_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 interview_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD being_VBG ported_VVN off_PRP an_AT0 ad-hoc_AJ0 stream_NN1 on_PRP Facebook_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP a_AT0 "_PUQ watch_NN1 party_NN1 "_PUQ room_NN1 ,_PUN hosted_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 group_NN1 of_PRF women_NN2 with_PRP English_AJ0 accents_NN2 —_PUN a_AT0 sort_NN1 of_PRF twenty-first-century_AJ0 ,_PUN platform-mediated_AJ0 version_NN1 of_PRF pirate_NN1 radio_NN1 ._SENT During_PRP commercial_AJ0 breaks_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 hosts_NN2 offered_VVD bland_AJ0 commentary_NN1 and_CJC interpretation_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 shushed_VVD one_PNI another_DT0 as_CJS soon_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 program_NN1 resumed_VVD ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD something_PNI subversive_AJ0 and_CJC intimate_AJ0 about_PRP the_AT0 listening_AJ0 party_NN1 —_PUN it_PNP was_VBD like_AV0 sneaking_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 back_AJ0 row_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 movie_NN1 theatre_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC listening_VVG to_PRP a_AT0 band_NN1 play_NN1 from_PRP outside_AV0 the_AT0 venue_NN1 ._SENT Most_AV0 striking_AJ0 ,_PUN though_AV0 ,_PUN was_VBD the_AT0 quality_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 interview_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 two-hour_AJ0 special_AJ0 ,_PUN conducted_VVN by_PRP one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 great_AJ0 contemporary_AJ0 television_NN1 personalities_NN2 ,_PUN was_VBD the_AT0 most_AV0 engaging_AJ0 ,_PUN well-paced_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC structured_AJ0 conversation_NN1 I_PNP had_VHD heard_VVN on_PRP Clubhouse_NP0 ._SENT 
Here_AV0 would_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 place_NN1 to_TO0 speak_VVI of_PRF the_AT0 history_NN1 of_PRF mass_AJ0 communication_NN1 ;_PUN to_TO0 produce_VVI historical_AJ0 analogues_NN2 for_PRP Clubhouse_NN1 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP call-in_AJ0 radio_NN1 shows_VVZ ,_PUN the_AT0 teen_NN1 party_NN1 lines_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 nineteen-eighties_CRD ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 Agora_NN1 ;_PUN to_TO0 cite_VVI Habermas_NP0 or_CJC Gramsci_NP0 and_CJC nod_NN1 to_PRP Marshall_NP0 McLuhan_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP kept_VVD thinking_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 minor_AJ0 section_NN1 in_PRP Don_NP0 DeLillo_NP0 's_POS "_PUQ White_AJ0 Noise_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ from_PRP 1985_CRD ,_PUN in_PRP which_DTQ the_AT0 narrator_NN1 completes_VVZ an_AT0 A.T.M._NP0 transaction_NN1 and_CJC experiences_VVZ a_AT0 sparkling_AJ0 moment_NN1 of_PRF integration_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 global_AJ0 financial_AJ0 apparatus_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 system_NN1 was_VBD invisible_AJ0 ,_PUN which_DTQ made_VVD it_PNP all_DT0 the_AT0 more_AV0 impressive_AJ0 ,_PUN all_DT0 the_AT0 more_AV0 disquieting_AJ0 to_TO0 deal_VVI with_PRP ._SENT But_CJC we_PNP were_VBD in_PRP accord_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 for_PRP now_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 networks_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 circuits_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 streams_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 harmonies_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
This_DT0 was_VBD basically_AV0 how_AVQ it_PNP felt_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI on_PRP Clubhouse_NN1 ._SENT With_PRP each_DT0 new_AJ0 experience_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 lullaby_NN1 room_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP which_DTQ most_DT0 avatars_NN2 wore_VVD the_AT0 same_DT0 cartoon_NN1 ,_PUN baby-blue_AJ0 nightcap_NN1 ;_PUN a_AT0 beatboxing_NN1 and_CJC freestyle_NN1 session_NN1 between_PRP musical-theatre_AJ0 performers_NN2 ;_PUN a_AT0 "_PUQ dopamine_NN1 reset_VVN "_PUQ silent_AJ0 meditation_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD actually_AV0 silent_AJ0 —_PUN I_PNP felt_VVD increasingly_AV0 as_AV0 if_CJS the_AT0 app_NN1 ,_PUN whose_DTQ creators_NN2 have_VHB not_XX0 articulated_VVN any_DT0 particular_AJ0 theory_NN1 of_PRF technology_NN1 or_CJC media_NN0 ,_PUN belonged_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 great_AJ0 ,_PUN surging_AJ0 lineage_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP 1999_CRD ,_PUN John_NP0 Durham_NP0 Peters_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ is_VBZ now_AV0 a_AT0 professor_NN1 of_PRF English_NN1 and_CJC film_NN1 and_CJC media_NN0 studies_NN2 at_PRP Yale_NP0 ,_PUN published_VVN "_PUQ Speaking_VVG Into_PRP the_AT0 Air_NN1 :_PUN A_AT0 History_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Idea_NN1 of_PRF Communication_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ "_PUQ In_PRP richer_AJC societies_NN2 ,_PUN much_DT0 of_PRF our_DPS interaction_NN1 is_VBZ enabled_VVN by_PRP interpersonal_AJ0 media_NN0 such_DT0 as_PRP email_NN1 and_CJC telephone_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP wrote_VVD —_PUN forums_NN2 "_PUQ in_PRP which_DTQ the_AT0 broadcast_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 interactive_AJ0 are_VBB hard_AJ0 to_TO0 tell_VVI apart_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
