Dance Music isn`t the BIG thing in music media at the moment.
Techno was never the Biggest draw in dance music, so we are in a situation of being out of the spotlight (unless you count minimal, which no matter how hard you fume and rant, is just a sub set of house, so there).
I think it`s a good thing.
The days of mashing out a bunch of compressed loops to the gurning masses are over.
We need to work harder at the music, as the fan base is reduced down to the hardcore, who really do "know the score" and want developement and interest from their music.

From out of this situation of high struggle, and techno going back underground, we will get frustration, conflict and desperation, and out of this there will be more push for the music to evolve and develop into something new and exciting, with attitude again, that might just cause a new spark to light, and the kids bored by faceless rock bands and the inherent music business conformity that comes with them, might well want to jump into the ambiguous world of independant dance music, and techno.

At least, that`s my wet dream.