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Re:US Business Booms and Depressions Since 1775 (1943) by godzillabrennus on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @01:54PM (#40431567)
Irrational exuberance in stock performance.
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Re:US Business Booms and Depressions Since 1775 (1943) by throw0101d on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @03:34PM (#40432811)
> Irrational exuberance in stock performance.

And canals:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_Mania

And railroads:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Mania

And a whole bunch of other things:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_Revolutions_and_...

Getting overly excited about things seems to just be a thin humans tend to do.

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Re:US Business Booms and Depressions Since 1775 (1943) by eagerpace on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @02:28PM (#40432019)
Irrational exuberance in crypto performance.
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