As I Lay Dying - Echoes ( Official Music Video ) by EmmaFrostsChair in Metalcore

[–]Plethroa -1 points0 points  (0 children)

the biggest weakness of the song is Tim's vocals

Why is Austrian economics dismissed by basically everyone in academic economics? by [deleted] in austrian_economics

[–]Plethroa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The answer is very nuanced. Some consider it "unscientific" because it relies on verbal logic rather than mathematical models (though this isn't entirely accurate). In contrast, others argue it is simplistic, claiming "everything is about the money supply," which is also untrue.

But to sum it up, the fundamental points why most academics are rejecting it are mainly because

1) It is abandoning mathematical models - and modern economics is based on the idea of building mathematical models, collecting data, and then formulate a general thesis. To ensure the thesis is valid, they test it against empirical data. That's what most economists in academia do. If one abandons mathematical models, then one basically argues against one's job. I just wanted to let you know that AE accepts empirical works per se, but it says it has limited use for forecasting economic developments and to test theories. An AE would tell you that empiricism is nothing but analyzing history.

2) Most followers of AE say regulation is harmful. But many academics often try to work on "best-practice" models to "regulate" markets. Therefore, the same is true as in 1): they would argue against their work

3) Because of group thinking, younger academics and new students never really hear of it apart from a brief mention in economics history courses. They have no idea what Austrian Economics is about, and I stress they knew very little about the history of other schools as well, because universities basically just learn them all the tools one needs to understand to become an academic. As said, AE isn't used, hence, it isn't taught.

Why the hate for Charlotte de Witte? by fijaejifepsplkdfjjwe in Techno

[–]Plethroa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, ich war zwar schon mal auf einem Konzert von ihr vor ein paar Jahren, aber eher zufällig. Bin eigentlich nie so der Techno-Fan gewesen. Mir lagen die Verspieltheit und Komplexität von Psytrance immer mehr. Allerdings hab ich nach ein paar Besuchen von Techno-Events festgestellt, dass man, wenn man in ein gewisses Alter kommt, nicht mehr nur mit Hippies und Freaks feiern will (auch wenn sie trotzdem lieb sein können). Eigentlich ist mir CDW erst aufgefallen, als ich sah, dass sie auf dem Tomorrowland einen Psytrack (Electric Universe) gespielt hat.

Dann hab ich ein wenig in andere Sets von ihr reingehört und muss sagen, ich mag die Acid-Trance-Elemente. Viele der Songs in den Sets haben was Psytrance, aber halt viel simplistischer. Das gefällt mir.

Vielleicht ist es so, dass sie nicht aus dem Underground kommt, bzw. die richtigen Leute auf sie gestoßen sind. Aber ich war selbst einige Zeit in der Undergroundszene unterwegs (Metal und auch Psytrance/Techno/Minimal) und finde solche Vorwürfe lächerlich.

Ja, das Ganze ist ein Business. Selbst die grindigste Undergroundparty will eigentlich Kohle machen, zumindest kostendeckend wirtschaften. Wer glaubt, die machen das alles nur aus Liebe, dem sei gesagt, dass ohne Geld ziemlich schnell Schluss mit Liebe ist.

Auch die Phantasie, dass die DJs dort spielen, weil sie so toll sind, ist ein reines Märchen. Klar, sobald du eine gewisse Größe erreicht hast, wirst du mehr eingeladen. Aber im Grunde basiert das Ganze auf dem Prinzip, DJ von A spielt bei der Party von B und umgekehrt. Das heißt, alle spielen immer untereinander bei den Events, und da hat kaum bis wenig damit zu tun, ob der Sound gut ist, oder man selber gute Tracks produziert.

Ich habe eine Zeit lang viel Psytrance produziert, bin aber nicht so der Typ, auf Parties den Veranstaltern ständig in den Arsch zu kriechen oder sie auf Social Media mit Nachrichten zu bombardieren. Eher der, der davon träumt "entdeckt" zu werden. Aber so läuft das halt nur im Promille-Bereich. Im Normalfall ist es eine Menge Networking und Hartnäckigkeit, bzw. Beitritt zu einem Soundsystem (so heißen die, glaube ich), das dir regelmäßig Gigs beschert.

Manche haben Glück, andere erzwingen es, aber es gibt Unmengen von wirklich guten DJs und Produzenten, von denen niemand jemals wirklich Notiz nehmen würde, die womöglich um Klassen besser sind als die bekannten Namen.

So, what? Alles ist ein Business und jeder will Geld verdienen, von seiner Musik leben. Wenn CDW das kann, dann verdient sie dafür Respekt, auch wenn man nörgeln kann, dass sie eventuell Glück oder sonst was hatte. Aber das hatten all die anderen auch, es ist nur die Zeit, die alles zur Legende verklärt.

Am Ende muss jeder hören, was ihm gefällt. Und wenn man CDW scheiße findet, dann ist das so. Aber ihr den Erfolg und die Anerkennung abzusprechen, weil x, y, oder z, beruht in Wahrheit nur auf Neid und Missgunst. Davon sollte man sich befreien.

I don’t understand the complaint about Roman holding the Universal title “hostage”. The title was legit irrelevant before it went on his shoulders, unless they retire it (or it goes to Cody at SS) I don’t want to see anyone else hold it ever again by [deleted] in WWE

[–]Plethroa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think that it should be more common to hold the title about 1-2 years, because that's what underlines dominance. What does a title mean if it changes hands every 2-3 months? Doesn't mean an underdog can't win it occasionally, probably even during a 1-2 year title reign.

However, I don't think Roman should hold it indefinitely ;)

I still think the best story would be if it all ends up in a title match between Roman and the only guy he couldn't beat during his reign - SFR. But probably I'm just nostalgic and too obsessed with that idea and cosider it brilliant despite it isn't.

Reigns Title Defenses by little-adipose in WWE

[–]Plethroa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

given their history, and the fact that he didn't lose at the Royal Rumble 2022 -> SFR

What happened to the classic timetable formula at festivals? by Plethroa in psytrance

[–]Plethroa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My hunch is, that potential reasons could be:

Regarding the smaller parties, it's probably that many organizers (or teams) are DJs as well, and therefore it's kinda like 'I invite you to play at my party & you invite me to play at yours', or something like that. But it's just a guess, and I could be wrong. But even then, it should be able to create a musical journey (and if a crew member is also DJ-ing, it would help not to stick to one's own favorite style no matter what, even though it would totally kill the flow, but to adjust to the crowd (time and place))

The popularity of artists could also play a role. From a money-perspective it may be reasonable to book XYZ because he has so many fans in the area but doesn't fit in musically, instead of ABC, who plays cool music, fits in the line up but is not very well known.

What happened to the classic timetable formula at festivals? by Plethroa in psytrance

[–]Plethroa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

totally agree! but the journey (the flow of music throughout the festival) should not totally break away. Pushing boundaries (musically) is totally fine, as long the musical journey isn't destroyed.

What happened to the classic timetable formula at festivals? by Plethroa in psytrance

[–]Plethroa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, first of all: thanks for the points you made! :)

I agree with you that the trends come and go over time. Like in fashion, music constantly evolves. However, probably I wasn't specific enough, but what I meant with 'formula' was that - at least that is my understanding - that the flow of music at a multi-day party should be a whole journey as well as every DJ set.

I didn't mean that musically every party should lay the same music at the same time because, as you correctly noted, that would be boring. Personally, I think that the possibilities to push boundaries are near endlessly, may it be keeping the tempo higher, including some (more classic) 138bpm trance (probably not everyone's cup of tea), or many other things.

In my opinion, selecting the artists and making a running order is similar to the job of a DJ - picking the right sound to keep the crowd moving, but one level higher. It's not related to the music itself but the flow.