why do people say techno and breaks are the same thing. and call breaks "techno music" or "nintendo music"

Question

do you think breakz are fading away? (breakbeats, melody breaks, etc..)
im still listening to a lot of underground deejaaays like dj nvinhsible loopy, babyboi,

i got my windows down and busting some breakbeats..but one thing i really hate it when i am at a stop light, and the driver in the next line, says to me, "nice techno! luving the techno your jamming, too man!!" W H A T T H E,,,, i get annoyed and not respond, ignore that person. im not even going to bother to tell him that its not techno, but breaks,
and if he says, "its all the same!"
why bother to further explain what breaks is? and how techno is different....

Answer 1

Because to anyone who is not a dj or into dj-ing, it is techno. They don't know what breakbeats and melody breaks are, they just classify any electronic music with a lot of beats per minute as "techno" - technology, the advent of making music with today's technology instead of traditional instruments. They aren't downing it, they just don't know the intricate details.