>>21807714Your picrel is a Semper Augustus. Those were the most expensive bulbs. Even at the height of tulip mania, most bulbs were selling for far less than those.
But still, you're right. A lot of the people speculating on those things weren't rich, so they were ruined when the bubble popped. Human psychology is big part of why bubbles form: you see your neighbors getting rich from something and you naturally get FOMO.
