Clubhouse's rise is due to its success in harnessing the movement toward cults and away from communities on the internet. That signals a challenge for older social platforms and raises a question of how communities can regain power in the future.
Scoble's musing are as always interesting. He also provides a 'future signal' by referring to a patent by Apple for a wearable which potentially could warn you have COVID-19 or other diseases before you even have any obvious physical symptoms.