Pears Travel Around the World

Every time someone posts this image on Twitter, an economist is committed to a psychiatric ward This planet will not survive capitalism. PEARS GROWN IN ARGENTINA PACKED IN THAILAND

A screenshot of a Twitter post shows a cup of pears labeled “PEARS GROWN IN ARGENTINA PACKED IN THAILAND,” with a map tracing the fruit’s global journey. The joke is that absurdly long supply chains and capitalist globalization are so irrational that economists supposedly lose their minds whenever the image is shared. It is used as a reaction to criticize capitalism, overconsumption, or inefficient international trade. EN: A screenshot of a Twitter post shows a cup of pears labeled “PEARS GROWN IN ARGENTINA PACKED IN THAILAND,” with a map tracing the fruit’s global journey. The joke is that absurdly long supply chains and capitalist globalization are so irrational that economists supposedly lose their minds whenever the image is shared. It is used as a reaction to criticize capitalism, overconsumption, or inefficient international trade.

• @eternalclassic / 36830 2023-08-06