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first world, second world and third world are cold war terms denoting aligned to the western nations, aligned to the soviet union, or basically unaligned. you
by foobiekr 7y ago
first world, second world and third world are cold war terms denoting aligned to the western nations, aligned to the soviet union, or basically unaligned.
you want "developed" and "developing."
- mensetmanusman 7y agoI used to try to keep reminding people of this fact, but then gave up. Words change in meaning, and ‘third world’ as a term has reached critical mass and means ‘developing’ now, at least in the U.S.
- Smithalicious 7y agoIs there a term for undeveloped countries that aren't actually developing in any way? Do such countries exist? Is "developing" just an euphemism? Genuinely curious.