Sure, we can laugh at them, but I'd probably do the same back then. Who doesn't wanna flex with the hottest trend? Just glad I read about it instead of lived it...this is why I dropped out of econ lol.

I specialize in Dutch history and lemme tell ya, the craziness of Tulip Mania often overshadows other aspects of the Dutch Golden Age. We're talking about a time of major advancements in science, art, trade, and military power. It's a shame that tulips are one of the first things to come to mind, but hey, history is full of weird chapters like this!

Gotta love the weirdness of history. We mock people back then, but aren't we doing similar things? Trends come and go, just the stakes change. Imagine explaining NFTs to a 17th-century tulip trader!

Tulip Mania's actually a fascinating part of the Dutch Golden Age. The rarest tulips, like the Semper Augustus, were ridiculously prized. There's even a story (probably apocryphal) about a bulb being mistaken for food and eaten! It’s not just the craziness of the bubble but the cultural aspect that intrigues me. Like, how did a society become so enamored with a flower that it disrupted their financial system? It says a lot about societal values and the power of trends.

so u r saying that buying imaginary internet coins is any better than tulips? at least tulips are pretty and don't waste crazy amounts of electricity. Tulips to the moon! 🚀🌷

Tulip mania is like the textbook example for financial bubbles taught in Econ 101. Totally shows how human psychology plays into economics. We see something shiny and new, and everyone just loses their minds and goes all in. Lol, plus ça change!

Actually, recent studies suggest that the whole 'Tulip Mania' thing has been blown out of proportion. It's like one giant game of telephone where the story's all warped by now. Some scholars say it was a thing but not the economy-crashing, life-ruining catastrophe some sources claim it was.

Super interesting to think about how this Tulip Mania even happened in the first place, right? Supply and demand go wild sometimes. But honestly, if you read up on the details, it wasn’t as bonkers as people make it out to be. Not everyone was throwing their life savings into tulips. Still a cool bit of history!