First world

Iโ€™m really tired of the phrase โ€œfirst world problems.โ€ Originally, it highlighted something that was relevant and worth paying attention to.

Now itโ€™s just used to dismiss people. For instance if my (nice, fast) car breaks down, yes that might indeed be a first world problem but itโ€™s a real damn problem and I have to deal with with it.

โ€œFirst world problemsโ€ has metamorphosed into a phrase mostly used to avoid paying attention to anyone who cares about anything besides your particular problem, and to guilt-trip people into silence.

This never works and is completely counterproductive, though it is a common liberal failure mode.

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