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REMIND ME AGAIN WHY EUROPE’S THE ‘FIRST WORLD’?

The labels First World and Third World aren’t ancient truths about civilisation, they’re Cold War shorthand. “First World” referred to capitalist states allied with the US, “Second World” to the Soviet bloc, and “Third World” to everyone else. Over time, Third World became synonymous with “poor” or “backward,” masking the role of colonisation and global inequality in shaping development. Yet if we’re talking origins, Africa, humanity’s birthplace, should really be considered the first world. Today, alternatives like Global North/South or developed/developing are used, but they carry their own problems. Maybe it’s time to ditch the numbered worlds altogether.

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