[PittleyDunkin]

It's really hard to take people who use the term "third world" this way seriously. There are more precise ways to clarify your opinion without resorting to meaningless pejoratives.

[FredPret]

OK well I’m from there. When I moved to the first world, my eyes were opened. They literally are worlds apart culturally and economically.

The term “third world” is a good and very descriptive one.

[PittleyDunkin]

I'm not denying that these are worlds apart—it's simply not a materially-meaningful term.