Book · 2000 · History
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
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The myth was largely uh promulgated, great word, by Scotsman Charles Mackey in his book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.
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I keep going back to extraordinary popular delusions The Madness of crowds.
Naomi Wolf The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Apr 2023 There is a book here which I've not read, but I've heard of before called Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds... Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay, m a c k a y.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2022 Where and when it comes up
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay is a classic historical exploration of crowd psychology, financial manias, and widespread irrational behaviors that have gripped societies throughout history. Buck Sexton referenced the famous book on The Rubin Report while discussing economic madness and mass psychological phenomena, noting that such collective delusions are far from modern inventions. Josh Clark read listener mail on Stuff You Should Know that specifically highlighted how the Scottish author promulgated various historical myths and societal trends within the volume. Naomi Wolf mentioned the work on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast to illustrate her perspective that a profound intellectual and cultural delusion has currently taken hold of the political left. Furthermore, Tim Ferriss and guest Ed Thorp discussed the book on The Tim Ferriss Show, with Ferriss noting he had frequently heard of it as a definitive read on crowd behavior, while Thorp acknowledged its reputation. Across these diverse podcast episodes, the speakers consistently turned to Mackay's historical study to illuminate the recurring patterns of human credulity, speculative bubbles, and mass hysteria that transcend different eras and cultures.
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Buck Sexton there's the famous Mackie book uh the madness of crowds or now that's right popular delusions and the madne… 1
“there's the famous Mackie book uh the madness of crowds or now that's right popular delusions and the madness of crowds so we've been and that's really about economic madness and and so that that's not new”
Josh Clark The myth was largely uh promulgated, great word, by Scotsman Charles Mackey in his book Extraordinary Popul… 1
“The myth was largely uh promulgated, great word, by Scotsman Charles Mackey in his book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.”
Naomi Wolf I keep going back to extraordinary popular delusions The Madness of crowds 1
“I keep going back to extraordinary popular delusions The Madness of crowds”
Tim Ferriss there is a book here which I've not read, but I've heard of before called Extraordinary Popular Delusions a… 1
“there is a book here which I've not read, but I've heard of before called Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds... Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay, m a c k a y.”
