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diff --git a/content/posts/2026/the-smoking-ban-changed-the-music/index.md b/content/posts/2026/the-smoking-ban-changed-the-music/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a85ffbc --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2026/the-smoking-ban-changed-the-music/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +title: "The smoking ban changed the music" +pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:10.000Z +updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:10.000Z +draft: false +excerpt: "There is a theory — developed from observing dancefloor behavior across two countries — that smoking bans on dancefloors directly change the music being played. Not metaphorically. Literally. The cascade … Read more" +categories: + - Scene +tags: + - format-opinion + - music + - tone-philosophical + - venues +featured: + src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/the-smoking-ban-changed-the-music/cover.png + alt: "Cigarette smoke transforming into musical notes over mixer" +legacy_wp_id: 16077 +--- +There is a theory — developed from observing dancefloor behavior across two countries — that smoking bans on dancefloors directly change the music being played. Not metaphorically. Literally. + +## The cascade + +The chain of events works like this. A DJ smokes on stage. The crowd catches the urge. But the no-smoking policy means they have to leave the floor for the smoking room. The DJ watches the floor empty out. The DJ reads the emptying floor as rejection — the crowd is not feeling the music. The DJ panics and pivots to safer, more accessible house music. The policy literally changes the sound. +Diff truncated (44 lines total). View full commit on GitHub →
