As a writer, I “take the easy way out” every day by using a computer rather than a pen and paper (although I do that as well)—or carving glyphs into stone. I also take the easy way out by direct-publishing content on my blog and others as opposed to writing for traditional media like magazines or newsletters.

Look, I prefer spinning with vinyl on turntables—it’s WAY better, immeasurably so—and I wish everyone would do it. But, I’ve gone to parties over the past couple of years where the DJs used laptops, and if I didn’t look at them, I never would have noticed a difference.

The point of club DJing is to play music for people to dance to (usually). The medium is basically irrelevant. Technically, I could say that it doesn’t even matter if there is a DJ, as long as the music is mixed well, but clearly this would be a poor experience for most people.

Anyway, thanks for the debate. It’s an interesting issue and something that will continue along the lines of the “digital vs. traditional publishing” debate, but on a smaller scale.

If you want to see what I can do behind a pair of decks, come to Margret Bar on March 20.