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<blockquote data-quote="BAGTIC" data-source="post: 272961" data-attributes="member: 3757"><p>In the 17th century the Dutch became so obsessed with tulips and in collecting the rarest and most unusual varieties that some types for selling for the equivalent of a million dollars a bulb. Speculators invested fortunes, kind of like the real estate market, secure that they could turn around and reap huge profits from a quick sale.</p><p></p><p>Then the bubble burst. Fortunes were lost, and millionaires bankrupted by what had, after all, merely been an illusion.</p><p></p><p>So it is with 'black cows' or any other kind. Almost every breeder has some pseudo-rationalized explanation of why their breed is best but in reality beauty exists primarily in the mind of the beholder. </p><p></p><p>As long as some breeders can continue to convince the gullible that their breed really is far superior they can continue to make money by fleecing the sheep. Eventually, however, the gullible will have the scales lifted from their eyes and the bubble will burst just as it does with every fad, e.g., ostriches, emus, the 'dog (breed) of the month club, autos, women's fashions. It is a great ride while it lasts but all good things must come to an end.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BAGTIC, post: 272961, member: 3757"] In the 17th century the Dutch became so obsessed with tulips and in collecting the rarest and most unusual varieties that some types for selling for the equivalent of a million dollars a bulb. Speculators invested fortunes, kind of like the real estate market, secure that they could turn around and reap huge profits from a quick sale. Then the bubble burst. Fortunes were lost, and millionaires bankrupted by what had, after all, merely been an illusion. So it is with 'black cows' or any other kind. Almost every breeder has some pseudo-rationalized explanation of why their breed is best but in reality beauty exists primarily in the mind of the beholder. As long as some breeders can continue to convince the gullible that their breed really is far superior they can continue to make money by fleecing the sheep. Eventually, however, the gullible will have the scales lifted from their eyes and the bubble will burst just as it does with every fad, e.g., ostriches, emus, the 'dog (breed) of the month club, autos, women's fashions. It is a great ride while it lasts but all good things must come to an end. [/QUOTE]
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