I’m a native New Yorker who recently got to witness the iconic blue and orange of the Knicks flooding the city’s streets. It was hard to miss! But while many saw it as an expression of fan enthusiasm, some Gen Zers saw it as something else: a perfect example of “larping.”   https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheglasstv/video/7645474100416105742  Once used as an acronym meaning “live action role playing” and referring to immersive, character-based games, the term has been repurposed by Gen Z into slang used to describe peers who put on a fake persona for the public, particularly online. Such as when teens claimed to be die-hard fans and didn't even know that Knick was short for Knickerbocker and were called — or even jokingly called themselves — larps.   https://www.tiktok.com/@chriswilliamstwo/video/7648767147799301407 “It’s kind of like putting on this persona, oftentimes through social media,” Clive, 17,...