so-called “flash mobs” get prominent play today
and the headlines say it all. via the
new york times

we have, ”

What: Mob Scene. Who: Strangers. Point: None.

“, while the
christian science monitor

weighs in with the slightly less judgemental, ”

Synchronized, collective, and so far pointless

“.

fwiw, i can’t help leaning towards feeling that the current
incarnation of “flash mobs” merely prove that there’s a

lemming

born every minute. but that probably only proves that i’m a
stick-in-the-mud.