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▲ AlecSchueler 6 hours ago

What is the third world in 2026?

▲wg0 6 hours ago | parent [-]

"Developing nations" if you will. Like these days banks are referring to labour class as "low quality human capital".

Whatever terms fancy you, the underlying reality remains the same.

▲AlecSchueler 5 hours ago | parent [-]

> "Developing nations" if you will

I wouldn't, I'm not sure which nations are developing or that they're developing into. Aren't we all developing all the time?

> Whatever terms fancy you, the underlying reality remains the same.

That's great, could you just explain the underlying reality without the loaded terms then?

▲amanaplanacanal 5 hours ago | parent [-]

People usually use the term for poorer countries, as opposed to the rich ones. Originally third world meant those not aligned with the USSR or NATO, I believe.

▲AlecSchueler 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I get the meaning of "third world" but the USSR hasn't existed for decades, is China the modern equivalent? And it wasn't made clear why a neutral country like Switzerland would be expected to be highly corrupt while Russia would be low in corruption. Or indeed why Switzerland would be seen as a country in the process of becoming financially rich.