As the only person who knows what the fifth world actually is, yes we're that. To the point that I gave up on doing /r/fifthworldpolitics because it was absurd enough after 2016 that you couldn't really do a good satirisation of it.
Some of the bizarre mannerisms that Trump, Pelosi, Biden, Hillary, et al have to try and act relatable and/or hide their age at times are genuine glimpses into the fifth world.
That's where it gets stupid. When I made it I was in the 2016 primary mindset where it was funny to contrast Jeb! with Trump with Hillary with anyone in history. When it's skeletal ghouls imitating humans, they're already being fifth world politicians and I'd just be transposing them onto sci-fi things. Plus it would have invited fascists and their sense of humour is worse than the average /r/fifthworldproblems poster's.
As the only person who knows what the fifth world actually is, yes we're that. To the point that I gave up on doing /r/fifthworldpolitics because it was absurd enough after 2016 that you couldn't really do a good satirisation of it.
Some of the bizarre mannerisms that Trump, Pelosi, Biden, Hillary, et al have to try and act relatable and/or hide their age at times are genuine glimpses into the fifth world.
That's where it gets stupid. When I made it I was in the 2016 primary mindset where it was funny to contrast Jeb! with Trump with Hillary with anyone in history. When it's skeletal ghouls imitating humans, they're already being fifth world politicians and I'd just be transposing them onto sci-fi things. Plus it would have invited fascists and their sense of humour is worse than the average /r/fifthworldproblems poster's.