I think that people just got too "in" to, and too focused on techno.
MAking it and listening to it as a producer is a dangerous place to be because you lose a point of reference, and just end up being self referential.

The task (for producers) is to educate each other, and to push each other beyond our normal musical spheres. And also to tell each other when we are repeating ourselves or just treading water, rather than crawling up each others arses. I think of it like a artists community, coming round to each others studios, and giving each other critique.

The task for DJ`s should be, to educate the masses. Get out of your safe zone, and take some risks, diversify the music played within your set. There`s a lot of technically accomplished DJ`s out there, and being a technical wizard with the loops, won`t make you stand out against any other technical wizard. It`s the quality and diversity of the music that will make you stand out against the endless sea of loop jockeys.