What's wrong with posting about 1st World problems

I suspect most of us on here live in the 1st world. Therefore our problems are likely to be 1st world problems. We can only live our own lives, no matter how much we may want to help with the lives of others.

Does anyone know - what happened to the 2nd world??

Gosh yes. The 2nd world. I've no idea

The Second World, the Soviet Bloc, disintegrated around 1989.

Riverwalk Thank you for that.

I don't remember ever hearing anyone using the term 2nd world.

Thank you Riverwalk.

I suppose there are what are termed 'First World Problems' eg can't get your usual brand of cornflakes, the washing machine has broken down and can't get an engineer, how can I get rid of slugs demolishing my plants etc.
In comparison to world crises they may seem of little consequence but important at the time.

They may have been of importance to Ukrainian people too before a madman wrecked their lives.

Other first world problems posted on here may seem really frivolous but, if they cause anxiety due to underlying reasons, they are important to those posting or to their families.

I think the ‘second world’ was the all communist countries wasn’t it Riverwalk, so China, Cuba also?

That's interesting about "The second world". I always thought it was a misinterpretation. In French they talk of Le Tiers Monde" i.e. the third world in the sense of "a third of the world" and not "Le troisième Monde" (the ordinal number).

The German, however, is "Dritte Welt" (ordinal number again, as in English"). The fraction is "Drittel".

It never occurred to me that there ever was a "second" world.

Really interesting stuff about the Second World!
And thank you for your nice comment Jazz

I find that interesting too.
I know it is a different thing but I remember something about a "third state" in France after the revolution. Basically it was the common people as opposed to the aristocracy and the clergy who were first and second.

Vintage jazz I don’t think it’s anything personal but a lot of people are at rock bottom from the effects of Covid, whether it’s health, loss or effects of solitude, then to see a war being played out every day on good people. I’ve had to stop looking, but it’s there on my mind. The brutality of the Russian government and how they must have trained their men. The cost of living and energy prices, makes other considerations trivial. That’s no excuse for shooting someone down.

I agree with you vintagejazz