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[–] quill7513@anarchist.nexus 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

under developed is only preferred in academic circles, particularly economics. most other places refer to such places as "over-exploited"

[–] moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Or "2/3rds world" (as in the majority of countries neither aligned with Soviet Communism nor US Capitalism and therefore not as exploited or industrialized/polluting)