Sublime
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I singled out a bubble, examining the waves of light and color surging across its surface, the iridescent patterns too complex and intricate for humans to process. It was as if the bubble knew it would lead a short life and was frantically broadcasting the myriad dreams and legends of its prodigious memory to the world.
Cixin Liu • The Wandering Earth
She had the sense of a bubble. An image of a bubble. Then the bubble popped.
Rae Mariz • Weird Fishes
“Bubbles are neither rational nor irrational; they are profoundly human, and they will always be with us.”
Luke Burgis • Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
Simply put, bubbles are the result of a herd of people who collectively start paying more for something than its intrinsic value. They are, at their core, a very human creation—a stampede of investors who are following the scent of a compelling narrative. Gluts of capital combine with a fear of missing out. The result is mania. The rising price
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