• @grue
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    126 months ago

    first world country

    That just means NATO, not high on the human development index.

    • Flying Squid
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      216 months ago

      That is the original meaning. The colloquial meaning is different. Language is fluid.

    • @disguy_ovahea
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      126 months ago

      Actually, the US was downgraded to “developing nation” for lack of nationwide accessible healthcare in 2017.

      • @grue
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        66 months ago

        See, now that terminology works much better! The counterpart to it is “developed” not “first world,” though.

        Examples:

        • “Switzerland is a developed, third world country.”
        • “The US is a developing, first world country.”

        (Disclaimer: I’m neither agreeing or disagreeing with folks’ assessment of the US, just discussing categories.)

        • @disguy_ovahea
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          36 months ago

          Developing vs. developed. It was, in fact, regression.