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by Maciek416 3105 days ago
The tulip boom and bust didn't have much of an effect on the overall Dutch economy. According to this Smithsonian article, the story has been overblown significantly:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/there-never-was-real-...

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I don't think anyone is saying the crypto bubble bust will have much of an effect on the economy either.
On its own definitely not, but the same could be said about the assassinstion of Archduke Ferdinand. When the world is a powder keg, it pays to keep track of the matches.