First Seen
2026-06-17T21:28:23+00:00
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Explanation (Anti-Neoclassicalism Perspective)
This meme serves as a potent critique of the core assumptions of Neoclassical economics, specifically the "rational actor" model which assumes that individuals are purely self-interested and act in a fair, competitive market without structural bias. Instead of accepting that market failure is a result of individual stupidity or bad luck, the meme argues that the system is a constructed tool for the powerful who conspired to exploit the powerless to generate surplus value for themselves.
Description (For Someone Who CANNOT SEE IT)
This social media post consists of two white text boxes with blue borders. At the top is a verified tweet from the account @business (Bloomberg), which reads: "Economists are starting to suspect that unions were a better deal than textbooks made them out to be." Below that is a second verified tweet from the account @IATSE, which reads: "It's almost as if — bear with me for a second — people with power and money conspired to create an economic situation that enabled them to keep more of their power and money, at the expense of the workers who made their success possible."