The Cultural Impact of Flash Mobs

FAQ About The Cultural Impact of Flash Mobs

How did flash mobs originate?

Flash mobs originated in the early 2000s, with the first recorded flash mob organized in Manhattan in 2003 by Bill Wasik, a senior editor at Harper's Magazine. It started as a social experiment meant to poke fun at the conformist nature of hipster culture by bringing together large groups of people to perform pointless acts.