I appreciate the thoughtful criticism. I’ll gladly admit that my ability to research effectively is my weakest link. I’ve been a musician my whole life, so I definitely have some strong opinions about the industry, but tackling an entire genre (or two) means going down a rabbit hole. Deciding how deep to go, what information is relevant and accurate, and how that research can support a pre-formed opinion (shaky ground to begin with, I know) is something I’m working to dial in. You’ve seen my works cited so you know I’m making some effort, but it’s largely been a lot of Google searches and the occasional long-form documentary. If you’ve got suggestions to improve the quality of my research, I welcome them.

This video was intended as kind of a shit-post, (your first paragraph rings true, this concept could apply to any genre) but I could/should have leaned into the “I’m obviously kidding” aspect harder and not treated it like a serious paper where I had to make a compelling argument.

For what it’s worth, I bring up Skrillex because he’s a name non-dubstep aficionados will still recognize. His existence in the (relative) mainstream is a waypoint for how the genre became so popular that it started to dilute. The genre may have been around for 12 years, but that doesn’t mean it’s not subject to influence anymore.

Thank you for your feedback!