Extraordinary Popular Delusions And The Madness Of Crowds
Mackay’s Extraordinary Popular Delusions remains a classic “wake‐up call” on the perils of collective irrationality. While its methods are dated, its core insights are evergreen—and more urgent than ever in our hyper-connected, algorithm-driven age. Pair it with modern empirical research (e.g., studies on social-media misinformation or financial panic modeling) to gain both the color of history and the precision of today’s tools.
