Satire on Tulip Mania (Brueghel, 1640)

O.G. Bored Apes?

Aside from being a fun painting, the message in this painting seems shockingly modern.

Also love some of the details: >In the denouement at right, a monkey urinates on the now worthless tulips

Hat tip to the below FT article which included this. that article is worth reading. while it has no new info, it's nice current summary of bubble/burst factors.

How the bubble bursts https://archive.is/q1JQO#selection-3361.0-3361.34

same old lessons still unlearned... "Sapiens" LOL