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Tulip Mania Comparisons

Comments repeatedly reference and link to Tulip Mania as an analogy for speculative bubbles, often comparing it to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or NFTs. Discussions debate the historical accuracy of Tulip Mania and its relevance to modern asset hype.

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DoreenMichele • Feb 12, 2018 • View on HN

Tulips anyone?https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania

t0mas88 • Apr 20, 2025 • View on HN

And they may get it... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania

joering2 • Dec 12, 2017 • View on HN

Tulip Mania comes to mind...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania

pmoriarty • Jul 17, 2017 • View on HN

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania

jrs235 • Nov 28, 2017 • View on HN

Sounds oddly similar to Tulip Mania!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania

cloudking • Mar 7, 2021 • View on HN

Yes and Tulip Mania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania

analognoise • Jul 20, 2016 • View on HN

Excellent reference to Tulip Mania (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania) for those of you following along at home!

BonoboIO • Jun 4, 2022 • View on HN

Like tulips.Still waiting for the bull market there.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania

jrochkind1 • Jun 13, 2018 • View on HN

As good a story as tulip-mania is, it seems it may not quite have been what we think.https://theconversation.com/tulip-mania-the-classic-story-of...

jdmoreira • Feb 19, 2021 • View on HN

Yes it is.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania