Anyone who was part of the demoscene in the 90's knows that it is indeed as far from the truth as could be imagined.
I wanted to add some clarification to the above statement, but I'm not able to accurately convey the level of elitism could be found in the community back then. Your rank was based on the impressiveness of the demos you created, and if you were a member of the right group you were looked up to by people below you.
I guess similar hierarchies exist within other artforms, but I can't really think of anything that went as far as the demoscene back then.
I wanted to add some clarification to the above statement, but I'm not able to accurately convey the level of elitism could be found in the community back then. Your rank was based on the impressiveness of the demos you created, and if you were a member of the right group you were looked up to by people below you.
I guess similar hierarchies exist within other artforms, but I can't really think of anything that went as far as the demoscene back then.