In before the tulip references....
Lots of people equate the “mania” for crypto currencies to the Tulip Mania of the 1600’s Amsterdam (I may be off on the century, but not the name.)
There was a huge speculative bubble surrounding the tulip bulb industry. The price skyrocketed over a short time, and then crashed dramatically—costing people their fortunes.
I understand the thought process, but usually people state “facts” about the tulip craze that are not accurate. Nor do they have any clue about cryto either. So it leads to frustrating conversation.