having travelled the world, I can attest to this sentiment entirely
look no further than cities like Kathmandu, where trash piles mount up in and around streets and waterways - I still remember the sights, sounds, and smells, of everywhere I was fortunate enough to visit
there's no better "wake up call" than seeing first-hand what developing nations and their citizens go through on a daily basis just to survive
Agreed. I believe nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a or @`Jeff Booth`made a comment on the phrase "developing nations."
The criticism was how the US/Fed, or the IMF, exploits countries by bribing their corrupt leaders. Then "helps" these poor countries by loaning fiat currency, putting them more and more in debt.
So, developing countries are never "developed." They are perpetually exploited in an endless cycle. We used to say "third world" countries, and now say "developing" countries. We've been using euphemisms like this since the 80s, when fiat currency really started to ramp up after de-pegging from gold entirely. As sad story with no end in sight for the bear future.
