I agree techno can be up it's arse, but then again most genres have the same problem look at VIP style house or whatever, where if you're not beautiful you probably won't get in....

I don't think it has that many major problems though - i think the scene is quite healthy and even though in a way I don't like the commercialisation of it, it can't be bad thing when dj's like steve thomas or andy farley are bigging up dave the drummer tunes, why shouldn't some of the very underground guys make some headway and money, which in turn will help the scene thrive. i don't think the scene in the Uk will ever get to the heights it reaches in europe though, because over there they have 10-20,00 capacity parties where about the biggest it gets over here is probably atomic jam......