Theory of anything and everything

Perspectives from a tech angle—some novel, some oversimplified or overoptimisticA file photo of humanoid robots being mass-produced in Turkey (Reuters)Just when people had thought that there was no space for any more social media companies or concepts, Clubhouse has taken the world by storm. No doubt Tesla founder Elon Musk and Microsoft founder Bill Gates participating in online rooms has helped with the app’s visibility, but the world certainly needs a break from 140 characters. The democratisation of discussion has given everyone a chance to interact. Think of a panel where you can interact with the community, listen to new ideas and pitch ideas of your own. But Clubhouse is not as democratic as it is supposed to be; there are choices on who can leave their mic open and how much rights entrants to groups have. However, it is more participative than Twitter or Facebook as it’s voice-driven.The reason I am discussing Clubhouse is because Po Bronson and Arvind Gupta’s work is a long clubhouse chat from anything to everything. The only problem is that you can interact with them in your mind as the book is authored in long series of message exchanges between two people. The ideas…
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