Alone in a Crowd

Billy Idol was nothing if not prescient when he sang "if I had the chance I'd ask the world to dance/and I'll be dancing with myself." Enter, about a year or so ago, the silent disco, in which revelers wear headphones or earbuds they can tune to whichever of several DJs they want to listen and dance to. As one might expect, this leads to everyone dancing to the beat of his or her own drummer, as it were, and pretty much dancing on his/her own. Then again, it also allows everyone to customize, to a certain extent, and gives the DJs fairly instant feedback as they note who's bopping to the tune they're playing. So, you decide ~ individualization or isolation? momentary fad or long-term trend?: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/18/style/silent-discos-let-you-dance-to-your-own-beat.html?hpw&rref=fashion&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well