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GeoAtreidesyesterday at 6:33 PM0 repliesview on HN

> it's a form of mania

Correct. The history is rife with examples of manias taking hold of societies, I recommend "Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" by Charles Mackay[1], it's an absolutely fascinating book.

[1]https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24518