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      • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.comEnglish
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        9 months ago

        https://up.codes/viewer/puerto_rico/ibc-2018/chapter/27/electrical

        And doesn’t adhere to US electrical code.

        Virtually all latin american countries are third world. Puerto Rico is latin american.

        Their own people say it’s third world. https://www.abc57.com/news/only-on-puerto-rican-businessman-says-home-is-third-world-country

        The US is by definition not a third world country.

        Depends on the definition. Originally used to simply describe the participants of WW2 and the cold war… Since the cold war, it’s definition has more aligned with economics and industrialization rather than simply what side a country was on during a war. It’s clear by my use of the term that I meant the modern definition, especially since we’re talking in 2024… and not in 1989.

        https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/third-world-countries

        The modern definition of Third World

        However, the meaning of Third World changed after the fall of the Soviet Union (and the end of the Cold War) in the early 1990s. “Third World” lost its political root and came to refer to economically poor and non-industrialized countries, as well as newly industrialized countries. Under this modernized definition, Third World countries are those that display economic, social, political, and environmental issues such as high poverty rates, economic instability, and lack of essential human resources compared to the rest of the world.

        This shifting definition has led to significant confusion as to which countries could correctly be called Third World today. For example, going by the historical definition, nations such as Finland, Sweden, Ireland, and Switzerland were not aligned with either NATO or the Communist Bloc, and so were Third World countries. However, all four countries are economically prosperous today, and as such would not be considered Third World under the current modern definition of the term.

        Adding insult to inaccuracy, when used in its modern context, Third World is considered to be a derogatory term that degrades countries which are developing and/or poor. This combination of confusion and disrespect has made Third World a largely obsolete term.

        Under the “new” definition many parts of the USA could be considered third world, but I’m not going to argue that.

        But fine, I’ll modify my statement here…

        Puerto Rico is a third world commonwealth.

        Nobody… and I mean NOBODY has yet to address the actual electrical engineering part of my question. Instead we’ve gone off the political bullshit bandwagon. So I’m just going to take it that I’m correct, and that the original premise is bullshit.

        • aesthelete@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          9 months ago

          Nobody… and I mean NOBODY has yet to address the actual electrical engineering part of my question. Instead we’ve gone off the political bullshit bandwagon. So I’m just going to take it that I’m correct, and that the original premise is bullshit.

          Reads like:

          Nobody… and I mean NOBODY (i.e. the fifteen people that have seen my posts on Lemmy) has yet to falsify my claim that I’m the second coming of Jesus. So I’m just going to take it that I’m correct, and you can kiss my holy, demi-god ass.

          • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.comEnglish
            1·
            9 months ago

            And the fact that you still keep addressing items not on topic simply shows that you’re a dickwad. What’s your point? I’ve made a reasoned argument. You’ve addressed nothing yourself except make really dumb platitudes.

            • aesthelete@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              9 months ago

              I’m not interested in the question you posed, and I doubt you’re sincerely interested in it either as you’ve spent all of your time worrying about Lemmy replies rather than taking a single step outside of whining to get it answered.

              Edit: You’re sitting there with basically all of humanity’s knowledge at your disposal and you’re like, nah, if the randos in this completely unrelated thread don’t address my concerns about electrical code it means that my hunches are correct. This is you —> 🤡

              • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.comEnglish
                11·
                9 months ago

                You realize that reasoned argument do take steps to come to right? I’ve provided sources for things like definitions I’ve used, and evidence of my understanding of Puerto Rican electrical code. I’ve literally been the only person in this thread to provide anything.

                • aesthelete@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  1·
                  9 months ago

                  You realize that reasoned argument do take steps to come to right?

                  Why do online “debate me” bros even exist? You’re not Socrates debating philosophy in the heart of modern civilization with other scholars here, you’re a clown looking for random strangers to answer your questions about technical topics when with a few keystrokes and some sense you could do it yourself.

                  Do yourself a favor and touch grass.

                  • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.comEnglish
                    1·
                    9 months ago

                    you’re a clown looking for random strangers to answer your questions about technical topics.

                    I’m a “clown” for asking for any shred of evidence that what was stated https://lemmy.world/comment/7213721 is true. Because basic knowledge of electrical systems shows that it really shouldn’t be the case except in exceptionally rare cases.

                    Do yourself a favor and touch grass.

                    You’re the one out here defending random people on the internet as if they’re your best friend and you’re taking offense that I asked them to explain how what they claimed could be true.