Curious Mind @lemmy.ml to Community Promo@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agoWelcome to a community representative of the global south.lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down126file-text
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minus-squareCurious Mind @lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down5·3 months agoNothing to do with hemispheres.
minus-squareBinzy_Boi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoOkay? Then what exactly makes it the “global south” then?
minus-squareCurious Mind @lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down3·3 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_North_and_Global_South
minus-squareBinzy_Boi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months agoHuh, TIL. My bad for being snarky then.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·3 months agoThis definition, however official, seems a tad silly. Couldn’t they have picked something other than cardinal directions as category labels?
Nothing to do with hemispheres.
Okay? Then what exactly makes it the “global south” then?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_North_and_Global_South
Huh, TIL.
My bad for being snarky then.
This definition, however official, seems a tad silly. Couldn’t they have picked something other than cardinal directions as category labels?