Editing Greed and fear (section)

=== Dot-com bubble ===
One of the most common examples of situations where greed took over people's actions is the 1990s [[dot-com bubble]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2018}}

The dot-com bubble, also known as the Internet bubble, is the speculative [[investment bubble]] that was created around new internet startup companies between the years 1995–2000. In that time, exorbitant prices of new Internet companies motivated investors to invest into companies whose business plans included a "dot com" domain. Investors became greedy, creating further greed, resulting in securities being heavily overpriced, which eventually created a bubble.<ref>[http://www.techopedia.com/definition/26175/dot-com-boom], Techopedia.com, (2014). What is the Dot-Com Boom? – Definition from Techopedia. [online], [Accessed 31 October 2014].</ref>