ABSTRACT
The theory is that by keeping outsiders out, the insiders will be able to make more for those insiders kept in. Such people are term-droppers. This was particularly noticeable with the sudden proliferation of microcomputers since the 1980s. Those in the know kept those out of the know, out of the know. It became a matter of some shame not to understand megabytes and bit streams. Few people care to admit their own ignorance, especially when there is some know-all sneering down his (it’s nearly always a man) nose at you because you don’t know how the latest 80386 chip responds to Windows 3.
