Sorry if I misunderstood you, but I don't believe the author is advocating for this particular use of "dropping" to become mainstream. The author is explaining

Sorry if I misunderstood you, but I don't believe the author is advocating for this particular use of "dropping" to become mainstream. The author is explaining what "dropping a hash" means precisely because it is not widely understood. It's basically a term of art, not something created by the author.