The Knicks proved that monoculture isn’t a dirty word.
For the first time in their lives, New York City’s Gen Z population experienced a truly unifying common cultural experience over the course of the team’s playoff and championship runs, flooding the streets of the five boroughs in celebration of each win — but especially the final one.
It was a milestone for a generation of digital native. A moment of cultural unity shared in the flesh. People pocketed their phones and came out in droves to rejoice with neighbors. Political and ideological differences didn’t matter.
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