Tulip Mania
Can a single flower expose human desire and greed?
4.5 (28)
31 mins
Explore how a simple flower ignited one of history’s earliest economic bubbles, blending beauty, speculation, and greed. Discover how ordinary people risked everything in a race for riches, driven by a shared illusion of value.
Ep 1:
How Did Tulip Mania Start in Holland?
Ep 2:
How Did Tulip Mania Turn Ordinary People into Buyers and Sellers?
Discussions (11)
Tyler
Level 6 · 7 mo agoI'm willing to bet the alcohol was the only reason that market existed. Trading in taverns and paying wine money fees? They were just getting smashed and gambling their homes on flowers. Total insanity.
Rebecca
Level 9 · 7 mo agosaying this wasn't irrational is ridiculous. people traded their actual homes for flowers?? that is delusional. bro people lost everything for a bulb. definitely not a smart investment strategy
Axel
Level 3 · 7 mo agoTrading my house for bulbs
