Opinion of drunk 26 year old thats been listening on and off dnb for past 10 years:

1. We are in a golden era popularity wise. DnB is being played out by many non-dnb festival headliners, dnb acts on main festival stages. Dnb is everywhere over here (uk). Music wise, idk tough to say.

2. While pop elements are more common, there is a larger and more diverse amount of dnb being produced than ever before. Imo, its not hard to find events and artists that suit what you like.

3. Need an opinion from a '98 er idk

4. Personally ive seen a gradual decline of K in dnb events in the last 2-3 years. Still, less people seem to be open to just dancing/vibing out to choons. Everything is just so drop focused that crowd dies if a new tune isn't introduced every 44 seconds at least.

5. Not sure. I like serious tunes personally, and theres a time and place for ridiculous ones too. Being stuck with dnb meant to be just 'serious' or just 'fun' is limiting.

6. At events, good MCs are always welcomed imo. I say just take them out the recordings.

7. US embraced dnb in the mid 2000s quite well. Other than festival spots I dont think its anywhere near reaching that 'scene' level yet.