Did We All Go Mad?

Did We All Go Mad?: "An explanation (of sorts) for the rush to go broke that engulfed us.
With so much institutional collapse as well as personal delinquency around us it’s unsettling to ponder whether ethical torpor is only a matter of time and degree for everybody. When the numbers rise past a certain point, when the wealth you swim in is so great it loses all its meaning, when the illusion really takes hold that what goes up will go up forever, not only integrity but ordinary common sense flies out the window. The Times tells us that Dreir’s legal offices for God’s sake had $30 to 40 million worth of art hanging on the wall.

(Via The Daily Beast - Blogs and Stories.)