Innerhalb von Wochen werden Diener steinreich, verlieren Adelige alles – bis die Blase platzte. In dieser Folge schauen Basti und Max die „South Sea Bubble“ an, die 1720 einen Staatsbankrott Großbritanniens verhinderte, und wie dabei versehentlich das Konzept eines Börsenabsturzes entstand. Wir reden dabei darüber, wie kapitalistische Märkte entstanden sind, was Sklaverei damit zu tun hatte, und was wir daraus lernen können!
Worauf wir uns beziehen:
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