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People underestimate the impact that domain-specific nerds have on society. Drum/sampling machines are an example. A simple tool, created by tech hackers, put
by cheez 6y ago
People underestimate the impact that domain-specific nerds have on society.
Drum/sampling machines are an example. A simple tool, created by tech hackers, put in the hands of a sound hacker, created an entire genre of music.
Remind me again why we don't listen to the young people...
- timc3 6y agoI would argue that they are not created by tech hackers. The ones known about in popular culture are created by businesses, and quite often great minds in those businesses. The people using them are often the ones taking them further then their creators imagined.
- wombatmobile 6y agoThe great (big) music businesses listen to artists (like benevolent thieves) because that's the only way to build relevant products that stand a chance of delivering ROI. Such as this https://www.roland.com/us/community/roland_users_group/ https://www.roland.com/us/community/roland_users_group/ although many of these artists might not exactly be what cheez would consider "young people".
- cheez 6y agoThe industry already exists now. You listen to young people on what is new.
- cheez 6y agoWe can nitpick. Do business types create them? Or do tech heads with a musical inclination create them?
- racl101 6y agoThis post seems kinda defensive. Who says we don't listen to young people? We listen to their music and their art and they're thoughts on how to use these devices. Dr. Dre used to use one of these in his music in the early days with great success. He made gourmet meals out of it. Many people listened to his thoughts on the MPC 3000 when he was young cause, clearly, he mastered the use of it. But then when it comes to the engineering of the device in the first place we listen to the old guys who built it. Cause that's usually who builds these things. Expert engineers, who busted their asses in school to understand the science to create these things. Anyone who's rational listens to other people regardless of their age, depending on the domain of knowledge. The point is that we listen to people who have proven themselves in a certain domain. So, just cause I'm young, don't listen to me about car repairs and or car maintenance. I know jack shit about it. My track record with cars has been awful.
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- cheez 6y agoYou said it yourself. It's a combination. No one said "listen exclusively to young people" or "listen exclusively to old people".