Xennial Memes
Yellow diagram with black icons showing a loop of arrows. Text in order: More Equality, Boom!, Wealth Gap, Wealth Glut, Unemployed Lawyers, Elite Fratricide, Political Disorder, Reform? Icons include people toasting, a tiger, a lounging figure with a drink, a tornado, and raised hands.

The Cycle of Boom, Wealth Gap, and Unemployed Lawyers

A yellow flowchart of the boom-and-bust cycle of society, from equality to wealth gap to political disorder and reform. Less Xennial pop culture, more the school history lesson.

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Yellow diagram with black icons showing a loop of arrows. Text in order: More Equality, Boom!, Wealth Gap, Wealth Glut, Unemployed Lawyers, Elite Fratricide, Political Disorder, Reform? Icons include people toasting, a tiger, a lounging figure with a drink, a tornado, and raised hands.

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