This story and many others are captured really well in the Game Developer Conference (GDC) post-mortem talks, heartily recommended if you want to know about the human aspect behind game dev!!
"private" or "self-paid" lab blood tests are pretty common here, just across the border in Czech Republic, I'm surprised to find out they're unavailable in Germany, do you have to route every foreigner through a medical professional? Or is the catch that they won't do a "full" blood panel?
I have two suggestions but they might not be strictly what you're looking for, just musician learning material.
I have found the book "The Secrets of Dance Music production" [0] published by Attack Magazine very nice to read with many anecdotes on how to produce. It is focused on dance music as the name suggests.
Additionally, Adam Neely's YouTube channel [1] has many infotainment videos about music, music theory, composing, etc. pick any videl where the title seems interesting, they're all well-produced and comprehensive for the general public.
Not to diminish the quality of the content in the answers of other respondents, but don't link directories and self hosted HTML blogs filter for a certain potentially unwanted writer bias? i.e. 30-something, male, agorist, nostalgic for the old internet, oddly niche hobbies, English as first or second language, ...
>but don't link directories and self hosted HTML blogs filter for a certain potentially unwanted writer bias? i.e. 30-something, male, agorist, nostalgic for the old internet, oddly niche hobbies, English as first or second language
I suspect the bias is wanted, consciously or not. Part of the nostalgia for the 'old web', which this specific thread is a subset of, is for a return to the sense of homogeneity and community from when the web was primarily the playground of white male adolescent nerds, a culture with common referents and ideals. It's a kind of "white flight" from the modern web in that sense.
It’s a flight from SEO optimized nonsense and junk food content. I don’t care at all if a creator looks like or thinks like I do. I want to read interesting content.
As an example, Gemini has a strong collection of LGBTQ+ and furry creators. I am in neither of those groups, and I’m enjoying the content immensely. Not because of how the authors identify, but because they are writing with passion and detail into interesting topics. That’s what I crave
Attributing desire for “the old/weird web” to Some kind of identity monoculture is a disservice.
Except there's plenty of interesting content on social media platforms and "commercial" sites. Lots of content by LGBTQ+ and furry creators. Plenty of writing with passion and detail on interesting topics, although granted much of that writing is for video.
And as far as Gemini goes, I suspect it's far more homogeneous, culturally and politically, than even the early web was.
If anything the opposite. The goal is to return to a web before facial verification was required to create accounts and before everyone knew you were a dog.
> don't link directories and self hosted HTML blogs filter for a certain potentially unwanted writer bias? i.e. 30-something, male, agorist, nostalgic for the old internet, oddly niche hobbies, English as first or second language, ...
I'll add my music related anecdote, because it's my primary hobby which led me to form many internationally spanning friendships and art collaborations. Hopefully the approach inspires someone in other areas of life.
When traveling to a new city, it can be challenging to find the right music events to fit your niché. What I tend to do, is check the artists I already like and see where they performed previously. Some of these venues or festivals might be difficult to google, especially if they are community driven and non-commercial. Some will inevitably lie in vicinity of my newly scouted city. These venues will have other performing artists, many of them belonging to local labels, while also deviating from my pre-existing scope in various ways. If I want to go a step further I check the labels again, rinse and repeat. This way I'm guaranteed to discover new music while not alienating my comfort zone.
Has anyone thought of this in relation with age demographics?
Declining birth rates in developed countries => shrinking share of younger people => most of the demand is created by older people with lower neuroplasticity => older music stars are more popular
I hear that designers are being steamrolled by Aliexpress or Shein all the time. The landscape has obviously changed. I wonder if a pioneering designer somewhere used this to their advantage to mass manufacture their products while integrating a staple design element by which they end up promoting themselves?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VscdPA6sUkc