Import the third world, become the third world.
Import the third world, become the third world.
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Import the third world, become the SECOND world.
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/explain-what-a-second-world-na-f06Ipju5Tu2uWSDot3Uy4g
The “Second World” Redefined (el gato malo’s Perspective)
According to the article by el gato malo, the idea of a Second World nation should be re-examined far beyond the Cold War context:
Not an “In-Between” Stage: Unlike popular belief, the “second world” is not a developmental midway between third and first world statuses.
Post-Prosperity Decline: It’s described as a decline after reaching first world status—a kind of societal or structural senescence where advanced systems fall into decay due to changes in values, trust, or competence.
Structural Trap: Second World conditions arise when formerly high-functioning, well-organized institutions and infrastructure—designed for a high-trust, high-competency society—persist while the population’s ability or willingness to sustain them deteriorates.
Key Features:
Failing or unreliable infrastructure (such as power grids or road networks)
Declining institutional trust and function
Regulation and bureaucracy that inhibit adaptation or repair
High costs with few of the old benefits (high prices, low productivity, crumbling systems)
Social systems—like welfare or regulation—becoming dysfunctional burdens
Out-migration of the most capable, and demographic decline
Example: Puerto Rico
The article uses current-day Puerto Rico as an example, describing rolling blackouts, regulatory choke points, labor shortages, and demographic collapse—signs that systems built for a first-world society become liabilities when social cohesion, trust, and competence erode.
When you import goods made in the 3rd world you import the 3rd world standard of living.