Why is the US not considered a third world country?
Why is the US not considered a third world country?
IMO, The US has crumbling infrastructure, corrupt government, dangerous cities, and a lot of homelessness, among so many other problems. Hell, millions of people in the US don’t even have power right now.
What’s the difference?
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TIL: Way too many people think it's still the Cold War. Language changes people.
2 10 ReplyYup, it does change. It was attempted to mean "poor" and it's been reappropriated since
If you're trying to use modern language, it's "developed" and "developing"
8 0 ReplyYou mean global north/ global south.
Developing and developed are considered negatively.
But in terms of laypeople words, that are used every day, 1st and 3rd world mean the same thing.
1 4 ReplyNorth/south imply certain regions can't improve and is far worse than developed/developing
If layperson words didn't have an issue with 1st/3rd world, you wouldn't see so many comments about it
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Language changes people.
In what ways are people changed by language?
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