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by duchenne 2662 days ago
> I hope other 3rd world countries don't block it following Russia.

Interestingly, the original meaning of "third world" country was: a country that is neither part of the Soviet block nor the US side ( the two first worlds)

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That's also the current meaning of "third world." A lot of people use it to mean "country I think is backwards."

Ah: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19367437