The stock market is not just numbers. It is a mirror of human emotion, and greed is among its most destructive forces. Investors chase quick profits, ignore warning signs, and amplify risk.
History Repeats
- The Great Depression: reckless speculation and margin trading
- The dot-com bubble: capital poured into companies with no real revenue
- The 2008 crisis: institutions and households gambled on perpetually rising prices
The Durable Lesson
Crypto manias, NFT frenzies, and AI stock hype show that greed has not disappeared. It has merely found new instruments. Markets reward patience and discipline, not impulsive decisions.
Bulls make money, bears make money, but pigs get slaughtered.