"I admit to not understanding it"
26Jan2018
Whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit. Millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one delusion… Money has often been a cause of the delusions of multitudes…
Popular delusions began so early, spread so widely, and have lasted so long, that instead of two or three volumes, fifty would scarcely suffice to detail their history.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, by Charles Mackay, 1869.
By Sam Lees
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Market commentary