The US is NOT a 'first-world country.' 34th of 35 of the most child poverty - just ahead of Romania at 35. is.gd/xPQ3Gx
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@mollydotcom Except that survey only covers first world countries…?
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@Geek_Manager Oh yes, let's clarify. That's of 'developed' nations - Europe, US, Scandinavia, Canada, Australia.
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@mollydotcom Does developed not equal first world? Honest question, thought they were used interchangeably
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@Geek_Manager I think they're both sucky sucky ways to describe nations anyway people manipulate terms to their own ideas
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@mollydotcom Hans Rosling has an excellent talk where he says we need to stop calling it “the developing world” as is now “the world”
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@Geek_Manager I like that. Mostly because it's the plain, unadulterated, simple truth. :D

Dec 9, 2013 · 6:45 PM UTC