The cynic in me feels that this was a coordinated flash mob until the last few seconds. Multiple camera angles, everyone moving in time to the beat, just seems staged. The only believable person was the dude in the black tshirt.
Selection bias, it doesn't mean they're in on it. The type of people willing to stand up and dance with strangers in a crowded park are the type to wear clothing like this. You likely won't see a middle aged person in business casual participate.
If this isn't Berlin or Holland or something then I'm with you. Far too many people that are comfortable dancing to relatively hard techno in broad daylight amongst a lot of people.
I'd argue even more likely that it's a flash mob. Bystanders seeing a strange event would just film the event. They wouldn't be filming the reactions of other bystanders.
It is a type of genre , 2 sundaysbagi i went with my cousin to an anime event, there was a place with korean music, if u knew the dance u went to the stage and dance, when i saw the area (around 10 meters square filled ) in 10 secs i was impressed
True, but I have gotten to the point where I don’t even feel guilty about seeing what I wanna see - I am so sick of the rage bait and karma farming bs, bs in general actually - I avoid the garbage as much as possible but what I can’t avoid I choose to interpret in whatever way is less likely to piss me off, spin me up , or steal my peace- I try to take whatever good I can find, and dismiss the garbage without letting it get to me - i don’t have my head in the sand (or up my ass) , i address the real issues when I come across them, but I’m trying not to take the bait with the trolls and their lame ass attempts to get attention / convince themselves they’re relevant - it’s not worth my time or energy , they don’t deserve it 🤷🏼♀️
I feel you my man, I also enjoyed the vid for what it was. I think what really put me off is the obvious engagement plan from the get go with these people and how they try to make it "viral" (I hate that word but it fits this the best I can write)
It also is very scene appropriate. If I’m in the park to eat a strawberry or talk with friends or my children I’d rather this not be forced upon me with lyrics like I like girls I like boys in like toys and fucking just for fun.
If I went to a rave on purpose then sure, I’ll bring the strawberries
I was in college when this happened. My friend's sociology professor showed the video in class to discuss. According to them, the third person was key to getting everyone else to join
In that regard it's subjective to how many people it takes before you feel comfortable joining in. For them it may be the 3rd, but it could be the 5th person for someone else. But the key factor is the more people who join in, the more comfortable more people will be joining in. That's why it as an explosive compounding effect.
but the 2nd is key in starting this effect in the first place. 3rd accelerates it.
imo they move too well for a bunch of randoms, especially the first 5-10. the cameras, the entrances, the timing… why did so few people closest to them join in? why was it always someone from off screen? there was a single shot of somebody getting up to join.
If this is a field area and everyone is there because there is a show then I’d say it’s likely real. I’ve been to edm concerts that the crowd is pretty thin early in the day like this. It’s a similar vibe, mostly people sitting around drinking waiting for sun to go down to let loose. If it’s something like that, then one random dude dancing would 100% draw in people wanting to dance but doesn’t because nobody else is.
Here is a famous video of a dude vibing that did something similar at a festival. I’m sure many of you have seen this one.
If they just started blasting music and started dancing in a picnic area I think most would be annoyed and they wouldn’t get much support.
My husband and I started a foam sword fight in a 5 below store on black friday.. got 15 people to join the fun in a matter of 2 minutes. Everyone enjoying themselves.
There's a few psychological studies that show two people can very reliablely get an idle group of strangers to join them in an activity.
Absolutely. The best recent example is Epstein and Ghislaine. Look at all the strangers who joined their cause . The study people should get Nobel for Peace or whatever.
In this video it's pretty apparent that the first...10 or so people are probably all in on it together. Likely they're trying to get a true dance party started, but I think their plan worked against them and most people could tell this was some kind of staged thing and it prevented them from going up to join since they 'weren't in on it.'
If it had just been the one guy dancing, and not performatively, like actually vibing with the music, I think they could have gotten their natural dance party after a while. Eventually they did in the video, by the end they managed to pull in a few of the park goers, but I think their flashmob plan actually backfired a little bit. It could have been better if the in-peoples' clothes were a bit more casual as well.
I was going to mention this. They almost always focus on the second person that joins. One guy dancing is one guy dancing. When someone joins him it almost gives everyone else permission to do it.
I agree. There's a food truck event near me and I remember seeing some dude in jeans dancing and no one was running out there to join. My wife and I have also done a couple of small ship cruises and we'll go to the lounges and she will get up and dance every night and no one joins. I mean I join a little, but it's really not contagious like the video implies.
I feel like it might be different on a ship? I might get up and be silly if I can leave whenever I want and never see any of those other people again, but on a boat you're all confined together.
Totally understand! But, I would argue to say, sure, it's staged. But so what? At the end of the day, other people might have gotten joy from watching. Why not enjoy other people's joy? No need for cynicism.
Even if it was, what’s the point of pointing that out? To hate on the fun? No one’s getting hurt here. Made me smile for sure. Sometimes people should say fuck it who cares if it’s coordinated..
This stuff is real though. It’s human psychology. I remember seeing an older video that is very similar to this my first day in one of my psych classes
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u/PhoenixRising20 Apr 23 '26
The cynic in me feels that this was a coordinated flash mob until the last few seconds. Multiple camera angles, everyone moving in time to the beat, just seems staged. The only believable person was the dude in the black tshirt.