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The first world is defined as the countries that are affiliated with the USA, so that's not strictly accurate. However, we can say it's a developing country - a

The first world is defined as the countries that are affiliated with the USA, so that's not strictly accurate. However, we can say it's a developing country - a first-world developing country.

joquarky 7mo ago
It's probably time to sit down, drink a cold one (or whatever relaxes you) and admit to yourself that the semantics have drifted.
autoexec 7mo ago
We can't be a developing country when we're doing the opposite of developing.