• grue@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    first world country

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

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        1 year 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.)