Examining the New Bubble

abb_road writes "Whether or not we're in the midst of another boom-bust cycle in technology is a matter of fierce debate. BusinessWeek discusses what constituted that last bubble and looks at current trends to see if we're on the verge of a new one. From the article: 'The Great Bubble of the late '90s shaped a generation of Internet entrepreneurs and investors much as the Great Depression shaped a generation of economizers in the mid-20th century. 'The bubble generation is much more attuned to the fact that things can get really out of hand,' says Bill Burnham, a former partner at Mobius Venture Capital. 'There's a level of caution that has been ingrained.'"

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Dude, you ain't Greenspan.

[Rahga]

"'The bubble generation is much more attuned to the fact that things can get really out of hand,' says Bill Burnham, a former partner at Mobius Venture Capital. 'There's a level of caution that has been ingrained.'"

Let's see... Energy and home prices skyrocketing. Low unemployment, but virtually no improvement in salaries. The new bubble? It's healthcare, baby. Every market is targeting the baby boomers and milking them for as much money as possible, and when you combine that with a generation of people who have been saying "I deserve the best care no matter what the cost." forever while sitting on their lethargic hinds 24/7, we've got the current recipie for disaster.

Caution? Bah. It's top-heavy protectionism.

Google is the only "bubble" left

[googisgod]

Read a story yesterday that said Google employees sold more insider stock than the total sold by the next 199 largest companies in silicon valley, COMBINED.

Google selling also pushed up California's income tax receipts by 12 percent in 2005.

Things are getting a little out of hand, dont you think?

Google insiders are now selling twice as much pet year as Microsoft employees, even though Google has less than 1/10th the profit as MSFT.