IMO, The US has crumbling infrastructure, corrupt government, dangerous cities, and a lot of homelessness, among so many other problems. Hell, millions of people in the US don’t even have power right now.

What’s the difference?

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    4 months ago

    If you mean “developped” vs “develloping”.

    The HDI of the US is significantly lower than canada or northern europe, but still much higher than the world average.

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      4 months ago

      Also, the “developed” vs. “developing” terminology doesn’t really have a category that fits a country that was previously developed and is now declining.