How Pickleball Conquered America—and Its Deeper Lesson About Cultural Change
When a sport is growing faster than baseball and igniting turf wars in public parks, it’s worth paying attention. Pickleball’s explosive rise from obscurity to obsession is more than a quirky trend—it’s a lens into how Americans move, compete, and chase fun. But as history shows, we’ve been here before. From racquetball to roller skates, fitness fads surge and fade. So what makes pickleball different? Or is it just the next step in our restless cultural dance—part game, part generational echo? Derek Thompson has the rest of the story.
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