Third World is a defunct term. The current nomenclature is “underdeveloped.”
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itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 1 day ago
I mean, it’s not so far from the truth. Based on many metrics, it is a Third World country
Belgdore@lemm.ee 1 day ago
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 18 hours 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 15 hours 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 1 day 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 1 day ago
I am from a third world country and find this offensive.
moonburster@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I wouldn’t like being compared to that shit hole either
itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 1 day ago
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DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 day ago
Hey buddy?
They were joking
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 18 hours ago
They were being the 2nd panel
Alenalda@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
I think loss has broken my brain.