we have not really been a 1st world country for a while lmfao
We arguably were before covid. It was still better to live in Canada pre-covid, than it was to live in, lets say Mexico, Spain, Bali, Vietnam, etc.
Why I say that is because the 9 million Indians that were suddenly dropped into the population during the pandemic
is the catalyst for 2nd or 3rd world status.
I think Canada was a failing first world nation prior to Covid, an underdeveloped economy, overleveraged in various areas, with major real estate and hiring problems (but still a 1st world nation);
but for comparison- its reached the point where I unironically have a better standard of living in the 2nd world, than I do in Canada. I have faster doctor visits, my money goes further, my groceries go further, my rent is cheaper, etc. Even for the locals, they have better quality of life. Literally the average person in Indonesia of all places have better quality of life, and something to look forward to- their states seem to be progressing, not regressing. My salary isn't even that much higher than the average local's, but I'd literally rather live where I live because- well frankly I couldn't even afford the rent in my hometown in Canada anymore even if I tried.
Unless you are a boomer or one of the chosen techies (and even then your quality of life is decreasing), its literally easier to exist in the 2nd world at this point, than it is to exist in Canada.
The saddest part to me is seeing this happen within the span of essentially a decade. Life in 09, 10', the early 2010s wasn't so bad. Even up to the mid 2010s Canada was pretty chill, if rigged in some ways. Now? You're faster to get MAID or your dick chopped off than an MRI scan.