The emergence process
What's more, it was first seen in New York in 2003, and later expanded to Europe and Asia.
The process of emergence
Flash mobs first appeared in New York in 2003, and have since spread to Europe and Asia.
The flash mob first originated in May 2003 in Manhattan, New York, USA. At that time, an organizer named Bill called more than 500 people, in New York Times Square, Toys R Us, a pilgrimage to a mechanical dinosaur, 5 minutes after the crowd suddenly and quickly left, flash mob is therefore famous.
The flash mobs are a kind of urban fashion culture, a good-natured joke that modern people play on the world in the midst of their busy schedules. Most of them said they would take part in the event if it was well-designed. Of course, there are some who take a conservative attitude for fear of causing misunderstanding.
Today, flash mobs have taken the world by storm, and flash mobs, and their performance or entertainment similar to performance art, can be seen in Rome, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And it has been played in Chengdu and Hangzhou.
Flashmob laws
1. All flash mobs must comply with local laws and regulations and pay attention to safety;
2. Flashmob instructions must be clear in terms of "time, place, words and deeds";
3. Flashmob content should be simple and easy to remember, and can be carried out by anyone;
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3. The content of the flash should be simple and easy to remember, and can be carried out by any person;
4. The standard time of the flash mob should be agreed to enter a certain website or call "117" to approve the time, so as to achieve the exact same time.
"FlashMob flash mob", they generally have a high degree of education and have a fixed occupation, but usually have more access to computers, and are willing to try some new behaviors, of course, the premise is not allowed to damage the community and endanger the safety of words and deeds.
Flash, Flash, done that flash, from the virtual world of the network into the real world, we must quickly flash back to the virtual world, never recognize each other. If you ask other flash friends: "Let's go to the bar ...... together, okay?" That's a violation of the flash mob's "rules of the road".
Example
In August 2003, the first flash mob in Hong Kong was initiated by a group of people who went to an electrical store in Mongkok on a specified date and time to ask the clerk if there were any game consoles for sale (the store didn't sell any game consoles), then clapped their hands together and left. But on the day of the flash mob, the only person who played the flash mob was the initiator, a child in his teens.
On Aug. 22, 2003, a group of expatriates suddenly held up tissues and danced a ballet at the McDonald's in Causeway Bay's Times Square for a minute before scattering. The action was described as the first successful flash mob in Hong Kong.
Other actions that have been proposed include shouting "I love Hong Kong" outside the clock tower in Tsim Sha Tsui and taking a group photo of watermelons at a supermarket.
Italy: Pretend to buy a book: Rome was the first place in Europe to see a flash mob. On July 24 this year, 300 people swarmed to a library in 10 minutes to ask librarians about books that didn't exist, and when the time was up, they clapped together for 15 seconds before quickly dispersing.
Canada: Jumping Frogs: In early August, Toronto saw its first flash mob. At 6:30 p.m. that night, dozens of local flash mobs gathered outside a shopping mall at the junction of Central Street and Ellington Road, and after listening to the Taoist leader's on-site instructions, dozens of people stepped into the TOYSRUS toy store in the mall, dressed as frogs jumping around in the store.
Germany: open umbrella jumping high: Berlin flash mob was first seen on July 30 this year, planning the man in the street with a colorful umbrella, the 75 people present at random jumping high, applauding or stretching their arms, spinning. 6:00 p.m. on the evening of Aug. 1, Germany, over a minute, the streets of the downtown area of Berlin, Germany, suddenly more than 40 people together with a cell phone, shouting "yes, yes, yes, yes! " and then began to applaud.
Britain: furniture store party: the evening of August 7, by a 40-year-old Londoner called the British "flash mob" in the London shopping district, about 200 people first according to the classification of the horoscope, to different pubs to gather, carefully read the instructions instructed them to "do not let the other people see! "Thirteen minutes later, the flash mob went to a furniture store, where they were instructed to use their cell phones to call their friends and praise the furniture in the store. Just as the manager of the store was heartily pleased, the crowd quickly dispersed in front of him.
There have been flash mobs in Japan who agreed to put on black suits or suits, white shirts, black ties and black sunglasses, show up in a square at the same moment, and then pick up their cell phones together and walk around while making phone calls. When hundreds of people appeared according to the agreement, the surrounding people were stunned: as if they suddenly entered the "Matrix". Just as people are still stunned, suddenly the whistle blew, "hackers" quickly from all directions to withdraw from the scene, 10 seconds of work is no trace.
Suzhou street flash mob
One day Guanqian Street Xuanmiao Guan Square suddenly gathered more than a hundred young people dressed in orange tops, wearing a flame-type mask on the head, they stayed in the square for a while after the high-five each other, and then quickly dispersed to the four sides of the whole process, no more than 10 minutes. This is the first time a flash mob has appeared on the streets of Suzhou.
The "flash mobs" on Guanqian Street were mainly young people chasing fashion and seeking novelty, who contacted each other through text messages and carried out the "flash mob" activity with the support of Suzhou Mobile. They divided themselves into six "tribes" of culture, sports, games, audio-visual, entrepreneurship, and tourism, and lined up, high-fived, and dispersed under the leadership of their respective "tribe leaders". Chenchen, a first-year female student in the College of Education, was one of them, and she said, "This is a way to express youthful passion, and it's a lot of fun. But more onlookers were a bit puzzled by it, wondering what they were doing.
In Beijing
Organizers want to be China's flash mob
In front of Xidan's Zhongyou department store, 12 young men and women calling themselves the "flash mob" suddenly got down on one knee with a rose in their hands and asked a girl to marry them, prompting a flurry of glances from passers-by.
12 people downtown staged a "marriage proposal drama"
"Are you willing to marry me?" A young man holding a rose suddenly squeezed out of the passers-by and got down on one knee to propose to a young girl. Then, the crowd flashed out several other young people holding roses to the girl to propose.
In less than a minute, the number of young men kneeling in front of the girl to propose had reached 12, including a surprising three women. "Are you someone who uses XX chatting software, I'm only willing to marry someone like that." The girl asked loudly. The men and women, who were half on their knees, competed to claim they were and shouted the name of the software along with the girl. The young men then quickly disappeared into the crowd of surprised onlookers.
It is understood that before, these young men and women have been practiced once, there are four male participants see more people did not dare to go forward. The "marriage proposal" had to be repeated.
"All convened by cell phone." Mr. Yan, one of the organizers, said he had been preparing for the "proposal" for at least a week. Mr. Yan said he often use cell phone software and the same is 25 years old up and down strange young people chat, in the phone has nearly 300 contacts. More than a month later, some people asked whether it can organize a "flash mob" activities like abroad. "About the location and program of action, do it and then break up." "Flash mob" information released immediately after more than 50 young people responded. As time approaches, Mr. Yan found that many people began to waver, in which women are only willing to do as a spectator. "Many people sing, fewer people will propose." The organizers have prepared two sets of plans, one is the sudden appearance of the chorus of a song quickly dispersed, the other is the implementation of the "marriage proposal" program.
Mr. Yan said the flash mob is just a way for young people to spice up their moods without affecting the lives of others. He said it was a big event to gather 100 people abroad, and that China should also have a "flash mob".
Many people didn't get it
"It's quite interesting." Ms. Wang, who was passing by, didn't understand what was going on, but still liked it, saying that young people in the city were tired of living and needed a chance to let off steam. But more bystanders were baffled, not knowing what they were doing. Older interviewees said they couldn't understand the flash mobs. One woman hugged her child in front of the sudden "marriage proposal drama". She said it was difficult to guess what is in the minds of young people nowadays and that such actions do not make any sense.
Experts say they are venting their youthful emotions
It is understood that the "flash mob" has appeared in the field, in this regard, some experts believe that the modern society, although communication is developed, but the inner communication between people is decreasing. The emergence of "flash mob", on the surface, is through the "nonsensical" game in front of the public to express themselves, flaunt themselves, in fact, in order to find a sense of belonging. But this behavior should comply with relevant laws and regulations, not to the detriment of others, and at the same time to pay attention to safety.
Being watched
On Nov. 11, 2007, 50 netizens gathered at the gate of Wuchang New World, and suddenly, at the behest of the public, they all gathered together and shouted "flash mob," and then left in different directions. In just a few seconds, the original noisy gate suddenly quiet, when passers-by look back to their direction, a group of people but instantly dispersed. This was the first activity of the Jiangcheng flash mob, and the effect was sensational.
"Flash mobs" are a newly internationalized form of hippie behavior. Many people who use the Internet to contact each other agree on a designated place and time to do a designated non-criminal but attention-grabbing action at the same time, and then get out of there. It is also known as "Smart Mobs", "Mobs" and "Flash Mobs". The first "flash" is a cultural worker in the United States, he thought he was purely for laughs, he described the participants are "inexplicable gang".
Thirty flash mobs gathered at a KFC store in early December. They chose two representatives and asked the waiter loudly, "Do you have a box lunch?" The waiter was stunned and replied, "No!" The two winked at the crowd outside, who began to yell, "Oh, well, we'll just go to McDonald's then!" With that, the 30 people flounced off together, leaving the customers and staff dumbfounded.
Among the flash mobs, the age level is similarly concentrated between teens and 20s. A nurse at a hospital in central and southern China, Ms. Li, who is also a member of the flash mob in Jiangcheng, told reporters that her job feels very dull and she always unconsciously calls out for a kind of passion and to be watched inside, so she joined this kind of ridiculous group in the eyes of outsiders. "But it feels very exciting and fun, next time there are activities to participate."
Currently, the "flash mob" in Jiangcheng has also grown to more than 100 people, who will organize all kinds of weird activities from time to time.
Satisfy the psychological needs
For the "flash mob" activities, some experts believe that the use of such an intense form of people may have a relatively strong "risk-taking mentality", dare to try and want to be the "first to eat crabs". The first person to eat crabs", are hoping to be noticed by others. Although the modern society has developed communication, but the inner concern between people is decreasing, the emergence of "flash mob", on the surface, is through a kind of sometimes even "nonsensical" game in front of the public to express themselves, and play a joke with the society, but in fact is In order to find a sense of belonging, in a group to vent the various emotions of youth, to meet a psychological need. But this behavior should comply with relevant laws and regulations, not to the detriment of others, and at the same time pay attention to safety.
In modern society, people's internal communication is reduced in the background, the emergence of "flash mob" can be viewed from three angles. First, from the surface is through the "nonsense" game in front of the public expression of self; second, is to seek a stimulus; third, modern society, young people will often feel "no sense of value, no sense of meaning", in Japan is called "no energy", "no energy", "no energy", "no energy", "no energy", "no energy", "no energy", "no energy", "no energy", "no energy". Third, young people in modern society often feel a sense of "worthlessness and meaninglessness", which in Japan is called "lifelessness", i.e., living without vitality. Young people are full of energy, but often have no place to spend it, and flash mobs provide a platform to vent their youthful emotions, so they have become popular. People are born with a sense of self-expression, and a baby's cry is also a need to attract the attention of those around it and to get a "response" from them. The flash mobs strongly want to attract the attention of people around them by stimulating and ultimately "influencing" them. If they can "return" to society and do something that is both a personal hobby and beneficial to social causes, such as graffiti, street dance and street performance, it will be more acceptable to young people and the general public.
Analysis
The nature of the flash mob is that it is: a breakthrough in longing, a transcendence of oneself, a lightning party. In this regard, some experts believe that, although the modern society has developed communication, but the inner attention between people is decreasing, the emergence of "flash mob", from the surface, is through a sometimes even "nonsensical" game in front of the public to express themselves, to publicize themselves, in fact, to play a joke with the society, in fact, to play a joke with the society, in fact, to play a joke with the society. The emergence of "flash mobs" is, on the surface, a way to express oneself in front of the public through a sometimes even "nonsensical" game, to show oneself and show off oneself, to play a joke with the society, but in fact, it is a way to look for a sense of belonging, to vent all kinds of youthful emotions and to satisfy a kind of psychological need. But this behavior should comply with the relevant laws and regulations, not to the detriment of others, and at the same time to pay attention to safety.
Modern society, people's inner communication to reduce the background of the emergence of "flash mob" can be viewed from three angles, first, from the surface is through the "nonsense" game in front of the public to express themselves, to publicize their own, and the second is to Secondly, it is to seek a kind of excitement, and thirdly, young people in modern society often feel a sense of "worthlessness and meaninglessness", which is called "no energy" in Japan, i.e., to live without vitality. I think young people have a lot of "power", but often there is nowhere to consume it, and the flash mob movement provides a platform to vent their youthful emotions, so it has become popular.
The flash mobs do things like yelling and screaming, which are seen as inexplicable or meaningless, to attract attention and get the attention of people around them. People are born with a sense of self-expression, and a baby's cry is a way of getting attention and a "response" from the people around it. The flash mobs are strongly motivated by the desire to express themselves through stimulation, with the ultimate goal of "influencing the people around them" and attracting their attention.
People who adopt such an intense form of flash mobbing are likely to have a strong "risk-taking mentality" and dare to experiment, wanting to be the first to eat crabs.
The flash mobs that attack others do so because they are insecure. At the same time, the flash mob mentality is also an escape from the reality of the pressure of choice, they are looking for excitement in the process, from the destructive behavior to seek to satisfy their instinctive pleasure. At first, it may be from unconsciousness to hurt others, if the person makes a similar reaction of being sexually assaulted such as screaming, fear, hand and foot, it will encourage the perpetrator, and then make him or her consciously hurt others in order to get pleasure.
Through a "flash mob", their anxiety over the search for meaning, i.e., the self, has been temporarily released, and their feeling of weakness and powerlessness in front of the powerful reality and society has been temporarily relieved, but when the halo on the head of the "illusory self" built up through the "flash mob" is dimmed, they have a vague sense of the nothingness behind the "self" is opening its horrible mouth and leering at them. They feel that the nothingness behind this "self" is staring at them with its horrible mouth wide open - because there is nothing behind the "flash mob", it does not point to any meaning, so perhaps this is the time for another "flash mob" action or similar action to begin.