Don't fear a bubble. Fear the status quo.

The scariest thing about the economy isn't the overheating stock market

The fear of the pop.
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Is it time to start worrying about the next bubble?

The New York Times' Ruchir Sharma thinks so: The stock market has been steadily improving for years now, and historically speaking we're due for another crash. The latest market run-up has relied on tech stocks to a disturbing degree. And as much as the financial world loves its investment booms, it also fears its love for them: The narrative of irrational exuberance followed by a crash is deeply woven into the Wall Street psyche.

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Jeff Spross

Jeff Spross was the economics and business correspondent at TheWeek.com. He was previously a reporter at ThinkProgress.