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by pixelgeek 1719 days ago
Its useful to read the Social Mania & Legacy section [1] as a more modern look at 'Tulip Mania' tends to see the "historical" record of it as a post-event reaction. A recent book actually suggest that the entire thing might be BS [2]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania#Social_mania_and_l...

[2] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431666.Tulipmania