as it does things changing for the worse all the way around
nobody wants to practice and try to get better when they can click a box on a computer program and do a hi hat part
also I won't say production hasn't advanced, that's being a little to harsh, but yeah Dilla and his peers were the last ones to really embrace that aesthetic of production
also I think Dilla's old stuff really isn't a proper comparison to what these guys get credit for; I see your point but that sort of comparison doesn't really speak to any point about his ability, per the state of things now