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DJs are rated on their ability to read the dancefloor and get people to dance.
by epolanski 10mo ago
DJs are rated on their ability to read the dancefloor and get people to dance.
- soiltype 10mo agoYes, well, that sounds exactly like the skillset of a meme creator in a slightly different form factor. Most arguments against gen-AI are bad arguments - you can (and should) admit this even if you (like me) don't respect gen-AI.
- epolanski 10mo agoI haven't stated anything about meme creators using AI, I just pointed out a DJ's skill isn't based on randomly playing songs.
- WackyFighter 10mo agoI think a lot of people mean "Wedding DJ" or "Radio DJ". However there is a whole small subculture around this. A friend would go hunting for records to sample in Charity shops for old vinyls (this was pre-ebay). This apparently is known a "Digging" and lot of Music Producers, DJs etc would do this to find samples for their sets/albums. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6aQgZFrVKE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6aQgZFrVKE Similar you have people using tracker software on old Amigas / Ataris to play sets. e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkTQ-15jGD0&list=RDCkTQ-15jGD0&start_radio=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkTQ-15jGD0&list=RDCkTQ-15jG...
- soiltype 10mo agoOh. Why? I didn't see anybody arguing that DJing was random or unskilled.