The relevant Tweeter/Twitter post is titled "The Sheer Idiocy Of The Markets In One Chart" as if the idiocy was on the part of the market rather than on the part of the participants.
I'm confused about your distinction.. the market is the sum of the participants.
The market price of the wrong stock increased dramatically, that's 'the market' being idiotic. Obviously the participants drove the price up, but in this specific case, the market has failed.
The relevant Tweeter/Twitter post is titled "The Sheer Idiocy Of The Markets In One Chart" as if the idiocy was on the part of the market rather than on the part of the participants.