Re:Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT ...
by vanusa on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @12:54AM
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It's kind of beautiful the way they paint the glorious future where every man and woman is in control of their own destiny.
"When Sir Isaac Newton was asked about the continuance of the rising of South Sea stock... He answered 'that he could not calculate the madness of people'." He is also quoted as stating, "I can calculate the movement of the stars, but not the madness of men".
"When Sir Isaac Newton was asked about the continuance of the rising of South Sea stock... He answered 'that he could not calculate the madness of people'." He is also quoted as stating, "I can calculate the movement of the stars, but not the madness of men".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sea_Company