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Thursday, July 24, 2003
The growing popularity of the FlashMOB is a catch-22. Part of the beauty of these pointless, perfect 10-minute public gatherings is how they confound the curious, completely confuse the clueless.
Every article, every blog post (hell, maybe even this one), chips away at the mystique. That's the dilemma : In order to 'work' (whatever that's defined as), enough people have to know about it to show up... but enough people have to not know about it to build a mystery. This morning's article in Salon continues the inevitable outing, focusing on the ManhattanMOBs that have been happening for a couple months now. Before the inaugural Boston FlashMob even took place, a Globe reporter came sniffing around. Unfortunate, but unavoidable. Word is spreading fast, and it was bound to hit newsprint sooner than later. The FlashMob phenomenon has a very short shelf-life (what doesn't these days?), but I think we're still in a that tiny window of time where it feels new, the collective magic can still happen, the shared experience can still mean something. I'll see ya there.  |
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