Why not just say Africa and Asia? "Global South" just means "poor countries" but said in a way that attempts to be politically correct but it's just dumb and broken.
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Tbf poor countries isn’t what came to mind for me. But I would think the “global south” included Australia, et al.
What about “Southern Hemisphere?”
It includes South America and Oceania. It’s largely hotter. The seasons are reversed and also many regions impacted by sea level. It’s where most of the raw resources are from that are largely processed in the global north and once used up returned their for landfill / ocean dumping. The global south was also the largest target of imperialism and colonialism.
Poverty is really based on relevancy and purchasing power in the local context. Singapore is in the Global South, etc.
Funny that I live in a ‘poor country’—Brazil.
But to achieve the same quality of life in the U.S. or Europe, I have to work 3x more. I’ve tried this before, so I can attest to it.
I work part-time and I have everything I need, plus a bunch of free time to pursue my own stuff.
I often get invitations to move to Europe but that also means hustle culture: no more free weekends, no more great weather, no more great food, no more large house or apartment for myself.
Is that really poverty after all? After being a U.S. citizen, I came to learn that the 'rich vs poor/first world vs third world' is a derogatory narrative to make peak capitalism look appealing.
it’s a shorter way of saying the southern hemisphere. your perceptions are dumb and broken.