Bitcoin has existed for >5 times as long (17 years) than tulip mania (3 years, 1634-1637). Considering that information travels, and the world changes, much faster now than in 1637, this is like 100x the lifespan. Altogether this suggests that Bitcoin is nothing like the Tulip Mania fad of the 17th c. The end.

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To build on this, the tulip trade has continued to bring long term income for the growers and merchants even after the bubble popped. The Netherlands are still the largest Tulip cultivators in the world. It still accounts for about 10% of the Dutch GDP. Apologies for not crediting who I heard it from first, but I did hear that on a podcast. It may have been one of nostr:npub1cj8znuztfqkvq89pl8hceph0svvvqk0qay6nydgk9uyq7fhpfsgsqwrz4u's guests recently.

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