Communication in World 2.0

Since we lack “comfortable” mediums to hang out online, new digital alternatives will start to emerge for Novelty and Serendipity.

Now to a related topic: why are Zoom calls draining? Or better yet, why aren’t Zoom calls more entertaining? Forget the eye contact. I think it’s because people just don’t look as good. You’re looking humans from a very unnatural angle. They’re badly lit. It’s not a fun movie. Your mind is comparing it to reality and it’s far less engaging.

Clubhouse. This is an online coffee shop that’s emerging to fix the Serendipity gap. It’s a radio call-in show for the Internet. By opening the product you’re signaling that you’re available to talk, just like going to a coffee shop.

Zenly for the web. Similar to the above, except the “game” is “browsing the web”. Imagine the entire web as a physical map, and as you move from cluster to cluster you start hearing friends that are in similar zones.