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[–] GuyLivingHere@lemmy.ca 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

Well, skibidi 6 7 to you, then.

If we are going to have a conversation about an important topic, we have to use up to date terminology to do so. Third world ain't it. The USA was the fricking anchorpiece of the First World. Calling it third world is just lazy and stupid. I won't stand for it.

[–] IndridCold@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Calling it third world is just lazy and stupid. I won’t stand for it.

Well, good thing I called it a "2nd world shithole" then.

[–] GuyLivingHere@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

That would mean aligned with Russia. So...not exactly wrong any more, I guess? Lol

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Were you sitting down when you wrote that 😀

I get your frustration, (fr me its when people and programs use font, really its a typeface, and font is something else) but people have moved on, 3rd world now means No Healthcare, lack of education, contaminated water, etc. And the USA is moving into that realm.

[–] GuyLivingHere@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Ha, and I actually used to know the difference between typeface and font, but my memory of graphic design classes has waned a bit since 2005 when I took that program in college, so I had to look it up and refresh myself, full disclosure. More to the point - I think we can both agree that USA is democratically backsliding. Part of that is a lack of education being trusted by many. If we can't even remember what terms like First and Second World were supposed to mean, it just feeds into the misinformation maelstrom that produces far-right types calling anything exhibiting human decency "communist", "woke", or other inaccurate terms meant to belittle them.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 hours ago