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I would go one step further and say even with tools like Suno and Udio people don't like making music.

People simply want to enjoy good music other people put their time in to create it, and I think that is a good thing.

Lots of us enjoy playing an instrument, improvising, etc. Even if an AI can do it better, I don't care, because just listening is not the same experience.

This was not meant to be a statement about people who enjoy making music but that in general people don't suddenly become more willing to make their own music just because there is an AI tool for it. It still takes the will and desire to do it even if the barrier is so low as it is now.

Ah, that's a good point.

> people don't like making music

Speak for yourself. I find practice extremely soothing in a strange way: it requires utmost attention and awareness of body while also maintaining a critical ear and a willingness to continually problem solve. Also, you need a lot of persistence to grind out enough repetitions to build muscle memory. This sort of skill/competence-building is very grounding for me.

And that says nothing about actually playing with other people, or improvising.

I didn't mean that people who are making music don't like making music, I meant people who don't want to play and instrument or sing or user a DAW or any other kind of conventional music making don't suddenly become interested in making music, even if they do enjoy listening to good music

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