Was the South Sea Bubble 300 Years Ahead of Its Time? 😲💸 | The "Tech Bubble" of 1720 | HistroTook

We're taught the South Sea Bubble of 1720 was an "old" financial crash. But what if it was the first modern bubble? With "story stocks," media hype, celebrity investors, and complex derivatives, this 300-year-old crisis was shockingly ahead of its time.

In this video, we uncover the hidden side of the South Sea Bubble, revealing how it wasn't just a mania—it was a blueprint for almost every financial bubble that came after it, from the dot-com boom to today.

Discover how:

The company was a 1720 "story stock." It had a monopoly on trade with South America, but one "mistake": that trade was impossible and barely existed. Its real business was a complex government debt scheme.


It had "celebrity investors." Everyone from the King to Sir Isaac Newton got swept up in the mania. Newton sold early for a huge profit, then, driven by FOMO, bought back in at the top and lost a fortune (£20,000).


They used "modern" financial tricks. The company pioneered installment plans for its stock and even lent people money to buy its own shares—the 18th-century version of buying on margin.

It sparked a wave of "scam" startups. Just like the dot-com bubble, dozens of copycat "bubble companies" emerged, including one for "trading in hair" and another (famously) for "an undertaking of great advantage, but nobody to know what it is."

✨ If you're fascinated by economic history, financial bubbles, and the "truth vs. myth" of famous events, this video is a must-watch!

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