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Why do otherwise intelligent individuals form seething masses of idiocy when they engage in collective action? Why do financially sensible people jump lemming-like into hare-brained speculative frenzies--only to jump broker-like out of windows when their fantasies dissolve? We may think that the Great Crash of 1929, junk bonds of the '80s, and over-valued high-tech stocks of the '90s are peculiarly 20th century aberrations, but Mackay's classic--first published in 1841--shows that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. These are extraordinarily illuminating,and, unfortunately, entertaining tales of chicanery, greed and naivete. Essential reading for any student of human nature or the transmission of ideas.
Why do otherwise intelligent individuals form seething masses of idiocy when they engage in collective action? Why do financially sensible people jump lemming-like into hare-brained speculative frenzies--only to jump broker-like out of windows when their fantasies dissolve? We may think that the Great Crash of 1929, junk bonds of the '80s, and over-valued high-tech stocks of the '90s are peculiarly 20th century aberrations, but Mackay's classic--first published in 1841--shows that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. These are extraordinarily illuminating,and, unfortunately, entertaining tales of chicanery, greed and naivete. Essential reading for any student of human nature or the transmission of ideas.
In fact, cases such as Tulipomania in 1624--when Tulip bulbs traded at a higher price than gold--suggest the existence of what I would dub "Mackay's Law of Mass Action:" when it comes to the effect of social behavior on the intelligence of individuals, 1+1 is often less than 2, and sometimes considerably less than 0.
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As with any true classic, once it is read it is hard to imagine not having known of it--and there is the compulsion to recommend it to others. -- Andrew Tobias
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The personal character and career of one man are so intimately connected with the great scheme of the years 1719 and 1720, that a history of the Mississippi madness can have no fitter introduction than a sketch of the life of tis great author John Law. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The personal character and career of one man are so intimately connected with the great scheme of the years 1719 and 1720, that a history of the Mississippi madness can have no fitter introduction than a sketch of the life of tis great author John Law. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Holy Land, Peter the Hermit, Sainte Croix, Gellie Duncan, Great Britain, King James, Madame de la Motte, Godfrey of Bouillon, John of Brienne, House of Commons, Lord Mohun, Lenglet du Fresnoy, Jack Sheppard, Pope Innocent, Raymond Lulli, Amy Duny, Cock Lane, Duke of Hamilton, Agnes Sampson, Cardinal de Rohan, Emperor Alexius, Euphemia Macalzean, King Henry, Madame du Pompadour, Miss Fry New!
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