Third World is a defunct term. The current nomenclature is “underdeveloped.”
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itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 2 months ago
I mean, it’s not so far from the truth. Based on many metrics, it is a Third World country
Belgdore@lemm.ee 2 months ago
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
This is like renaming the Gulf of Mexico; The US starts qualifying as a Third World Country so now they want to change the term.
Belgdore@lemm.ee 2 months ago
It’s been the term for well over a decade. Which is when I learned about the term in college. First, second, and third world are western centric ways to talk about the alliances of Cold War countries. First world was the US, Western Europe and their allies. Second world was the communist countries, and third world was the rest of them.
lime@feddit.nu 2 months ago
can’t be, the only metric that defined a third-world country was that it was not allied with the us or the ussr
m4m4m4m4@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I am from a third world country and find this offensive.
moonburster@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I wouldn’t like being compared to that shit hole either
itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 2 months ago
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DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 months ago
Hey buddy?
They were joking
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
They were being the 2nd panel
Alenalda@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I think loss has broken my brain.