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by epolanski 160 days ago
DJs are rated on their ability to read the dancefloor and get people to dance.
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soiltype 160 days ago
Yes, 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.

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epolanski 160 days ago
I haven't stated anything about meme creators using AI, I just pointed out a DJ's skill isn't based on randomly playing songs.
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WackyFighter 159 days ago
I 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

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-15jG...

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soiltype 159 days ago
Oh. Why? I didn't see anybody arguing that DJing was random or unskilled.
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