They did not realize that the money they had made would melt away like snow in a warm spring. The stores of transitory wealth that were created seemed real enough to everyone at the time – real enough to spend, and real enough to hurt those who were obliged to pay them back.
投资者们因为他们从价格高得离谱的互联网股票中所赚的利润而沾沾自喜。他们没有意识到，他们所赚到的钱会如同阳光下的冰雪一样融化殆尽。当时，似乎每个人都真切地感受到被创造出来的短暂财富——真到他们去花钱，真到伤及背负偿还这些财富的人受到伤害。