I used to feel that techno was "fake" or that it wasn't "real music". I've since learned how it's made - it isn't cheating; though there is an argument you could make that some DJs may just be selecting the music we hear which other people wrote... Now I realize that's completely erroneous. I took a class (two classes actually - intro to music technology, & electronic music) and now know that it's viable and legitimate; which I had already sort of realized on my own, but anyway... It's very hard to make. And expensive! It's cheaper to play guitar imo because... well, maybe not. Both require a lot of gear; though they don't necessarily have to. For a beginner to start it's difficult because there's a pretty sharp learning curve. & there's keyboard involved - shouts to all my pianists in the house! !!