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[–] petersr@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In that aspect I see the US as a developing country.

[–] kadotux@sopuli.xyz 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I sometimes refer the US in discussions as "worlds richest 3rd world country"

[–] petersr@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago
[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

A third world country wearing a gucchi belt

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm thinking of calling it the post-developed country where all the goodwill of the generations past rotted into a nasty, greedy mess

[–] petersr@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

So a cautionary tale?

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago

Ah, but our healthcare system is the best in the world—for shareholders. It's a highly advanced system for extracting money from people with health problems.