DinDin Criticizes Clubhouse 'Invitation' System, Comparing It to a Medieval Noble Party

Singer DinDin / Photo by DinDin Instagram capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] Singer DinDin criticized the system of the U.S. audio-based social media app 'Clubhouse' as "a communication system where power is concentrated within exclusive groups."

On the 9th, DinDin pointed out on SBS PowerFM's 'DinDin's Music High,' "After trying out the new platform, my impression was expanded communication. In a negative sense, it felt like communication where power is even more concentrated within exclusive groups."

DinDin said, "I heard that invitations are being sold for 10,000 to 20,000 won, which reminded me of nobles in the medieval era trying hard to get into parties," adding, "But once inside, there are nobles within nobles, and it felt like only the nobles were talking among themselves."

He continued, "Maybe it's because it's still in the testing phase, but once it opens up, it could be useful in good ways," adding, "'We're doing this, you know'?I felt a bit of that vibe, which I found somewhat..."

He also said, "When I created a room and talked with people who joined, an acquaintance advised me, 'You shouldn't accept conversations from ordinary people,'" adding, "I wondered, 'Who are the ordinary people?' Within a platform made for everyone to use, some are allowed and some are not... What kind of authority system is that? I suddenly got annoyed."

Audio-based social media app 'Clubhouse' from the United States
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Meanwhile, the social media app 'Clubhouse' is a voice-based social media app. It has gained great popularity because celebrities communicate directly through voice, and recently, with the participation of overseas influencers, it has secured 600,000 users within a few months, showing rapid growth.

In particular, it gained attention with celebrity participation, such as Elon Musk and Tenev engaging in a heated debate on short selling and GameStop. In Korea, tech startup CEOs like Park Jae-wook of Socar and Kim Bong-jin of Viva Republica (Baedal Minjok) have joined one after another.

Clubhouse has a closed system where only those with invitations can join. When someone joins with an invitation, they receive two invitations to invite new users. Due to this closed invitation structure, buying and selling invitations on secondhand markets has recently become a hot topic.

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