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mass hysteria
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mass hysteria
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1. Spontaneous, en masse development of identical physical or emotional symptoms among a group of individuals, as in a classroom of schoolchildren.
2. A socially contagious frenzy of irrational behavior in a group of people as a reaction to an event.
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That day, in front of Rockefeller Plaza, where the network has an outdoor set and where hundreds of people brandish signs and posters, wave, send personal messages, and moan in collective hysteria as soon as the camera gets them in a shot, we suddenly see a sweet little pink poster: GUY DEBORD IS SO COOL
Matthieu Laurette: Yvon Lambert by Colard, Jean-Max / Artforum International
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