Strictly, technically every other way China is still third world. This concept of third world being poor seems to have originated from the common charity ads in the 90s and 2000s who loved the phrase, and from the American exceptionalism that thinks everything not American is dirty and poor.
Being poor is the only way a country is third world or not. Being politically related to America is not relevant to the present definition. So no, it is not “technically in every other way”. It just is not a third world country, period.
Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
It does. Strictly it does. Why do you think china is no longer considered third world?
Reginald_T_Biter@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Strictly, technically every other way China is still third world. This concept of third world being poor seems to have originated from the common charity ads in the 90s and 2000s who loved the phrase, and from the American exceptionalism that thinks everything not American is dirty and poor.
Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Being poor is the only way a country is third world or not. Being politically related to America is not relevant to the present definition. So no, it is not “technically in every other way”. It just is not a third world country, period.
Reginald_T_Biter@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Wrong. That’s not what it means, no matter what anyone says on here.