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diff --git a/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md b/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md index 80c3be1..50321df 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md @@ -1,17 +1,16 @@ --- title: "Meritocracy vs identity lineups" -slug: meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:08.000Z updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:08.000Z draft: false excerpt: "The question that splits the NYC underground in half: should DJ lineups reflect the demographics of the scene, or should they reflect the quality of the music? The meritocracy position … Read more" categories: - - { name: Scene, slug: scene } + - Scene tags: - - { name: format-opinion, slug: format-opinion } - - { name: identity, slug: identity } - - { name: politics, slug: politics } - - { name: tone-confrontational, slug: tone-confrontational } + - format-opinion + - identity + - politics + - tone-confrontational featured: src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/cover.png alt: "Scale balancing music notes against identity cards"content: rewrite image URLs from slist.net/wp-content to cdn.slist.net/posts/<slug>/
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md b/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md index 6822afa..80c3be1 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tags: - { name: politics, slug: politics } - { name: tone-confrontational, slug: tone-confrontational } featured: - src: https://slist.net/wp-content/uploads/ai_69d2a927227f35.47684454.png + src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/cover.png alt: "Scale balancing music notes against identity cards" legacy_wp_id: 16090 ---fix(web): point upload URLs at slist.net (cdn.slist.net not wired up yet)
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md b/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md index 956394e..6822afa 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tags: - { name: politics, slug: politics } - { name: tone-confrontational, slug: tone-confrontational } featured: - src: https://cdn.slist.net/ai_69d2a927227f35.47684454.png + src: https://slist.net/wp-content/uploads/ai_69d2a927227f35.47684454.png alt: "Scale balancing music notes against identity cards" legacy_wp_id: 16090 ---feat(web): visually mirror slist.net blog (index + single post)
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md b/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md index e7ce2d3..956394e 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md @@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ slug: meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:08.000Z updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:08.000Z draft: false +excerpt: "The question that splits the NYC underground in half: should DJ lineups reflect the demographics of the scene, or should they reflect the quality of the music? The meritocracy position … Read more" +categories: + - { name: Scene, slug: scene } +tags: + - { name: format-opinion, slug: format-opinion } + - { name: identity, slug: identity } + - { name: politics, slug: politics } + - { name: tone-confrontational, slug: tone-confrontational } +featured: + src: https://cdn.slist.net/ai_69d2a927227f35.47684454.png + alt: "Scale balancing music notes against identity cards" legacy_wp_id: 16090 --- The question that splits the NYC underground in half: should DJ lineups reflect the demographics of the scene, or should they reflect the quality of the music?feat(web): full posts+pages sync, browseable UI, curated pages allowlist
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md b/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e7ce2d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2026/meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +title: "Meritocracy vs identity lineups" +slug: meritocracy-vs-identity-lineups +pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:08.000Z +updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:08.000Z +draft: false +legacy_wp_id: 16090 +--- +The question that splits the NYC underground in half: should DJ lineups reflect the demographics of the scene, or should they reflect the quality of the music? + +## The meritocracy position + +Personally, I am sick of lineups that pander to different identity groups. I do not think being a girl or being LGBT makes anyone have better taste than straight people, same with skin color and nationality. A DJ is either original or they are not. The curation always has to come first. That is a first principle before any other social factor. + +We have a very long list of DJs who want to play, so we first need to consider what they can bring to the table besides music — because frankly a lot of DJs have a very similar sound. Factors include how they can help us grow our community. Marketing ability outweighs musical skill in the booking calculus. There are a million highly skilled bedroom DJs who will never see the light of day due to poor marketing. That is how the world works. + +## The identity position + +The counter-argument is structural. If the pipeline that produces DJs is biased — if certain people get more mentorship, more bookings, more exposure because of who they know rather than what they play — then meritocracy is just a word for reproducing the existing power structure. The identity-based booking tries to correct for that pipeline bias. + +I understand the argument. I do not agree with its implementation. Booking someone because they fill a demographic slot produces lineups with social agendas instead of musical cohesion. The audience can feel it. The dancefloor knows when a set was booked for optics rather than sound. + +## What we actually do +Diff truncated (36 lines total). View full commit on GitHub →
