• @BeMoreCareful
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    10 months ago

    First world = aligned with Western forces after WWII

    Second world = aligned with Russia

    Third world = everyone else

    • @[email protected]
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      610 months ago

      That was the original meaning, yes, but now they’re used to refer to a country’s stage of development.