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When temporal arbitrage becomes a ponzi scheme

posted by jwray

6 months 2 weeks ago • 412 views

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The title of a book somebody should write about tulip mania, housing bubbles, and stock bubbles.

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Countless books have been written, I disagree with your titling because it assumes that this is coordinated and conscience behavior rather then simply greed clouding good judgment between actual and perceived market values and how long it will last.

It's akin of playing a game of musical chairs while the house is on fire, people keep playing because they assume they will not be affected. But in the end it does collapse and there is a net loss.

Those net losses however instead of affecting the few create large transmissive effects through the rest of the economy.

All because of newer and more complex financial instruments.

written by Farhad2000

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I agree that bubbles are natural phenomenon caused by human nature. Similar to the compulsion that keeps people pulling down the arm at the nickel slots.

written by dag