First World problem

First World problem is an informal term for the issues in First World nations that are complained about in response to the perceived absence of more pressing concerns.[1] The phrase was added to the Oxford Dictionary Online in November 2012,[2] and to the Macquarie Dictionary Online in December 2012.[3] It is a subset of the fallacy of relative privation.[4]

For other uses, see First World problem (disambiguation).

The term "First World problem" first appeared in 1979 in G. K. Payne's work Built Environment,[5] but gained recognition as an Internet meme beginning in 2005, particularly on social networking sites like Twitter (where it became a popular hashtag).[6][7] The term is used to minimize complaints about trivial issues by shaming the complainer,[8] or as good-humored self-deprecation.[5] UNICEF NZ conducted a survey of First World problems in New Zealand, finding slow web access to be the most common.[9] Parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic's song, "First World Problems," was on his 2014 album, Mandatory Fun.

Examples

Things that have been cited as being "First World problems" include:

  • Slow Internet access[9]
  • Not being able to find items in a shop[9]
  • Bad-tasting fruit[9]
  • Getting a bad haircut[9]
  • Television remote not working[9]
  • Poor mobile-phone coverage[9]
  • Phone battery dying (low-battery anxiety)[10]
  • Misplacing wireless AirPods (the most frequent complaint about AirPods). Apple Inc. attempted to alleviate this problem by introducing a "Find My AirPods" application in 2017.[11]
gollark: ··· have you not considered the fact that that is just not something you should do anyway without people opting *in*?
gollark: I'm not certain what you're referring to and I do not care.
gollark: Perhaps people aren't "anti-fur" as much as "anti-constantly-going-on-about-it-and-treating-it-as-a-core-part-of-your-identity-which-you-must-constantly-talk-about-and-also-posting-NSFW-content-because-fur-or-whatever".
gollark: Varargs, yes.
gollark: So can you somehow encode this in the type system of some language or other?

See also

References
  1. Hardy, Quentin (18 May 2012). "Eduardo Saverin's Billionaire Blues". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. "First World problem definition". Oxford Dictionaries Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. "Word of the Year 2012". Macquarie Dictionary Online. Macquarie Dictionary.
  4. Turkel, Bruce (6 September 2016). "All about Them: Grow Your Business by Focusing on Others". Da Capo Press – via Google Books.
  5. "First World (Special uses)". Oxford English Dictionary Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  6. López, Tracy (11 July 2012). "How acknowledging your "First World problems" can make you happier". Voxxi. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. Steinmetz, Katy (20 November 2012). "Oxford Dictionaries adds 'deets', '4G' and 'First World problems'". Time. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  8. Glover, Richard (24 November 2012). "As the First World turns". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  9. Harper, Paul (8 October 2012). "Kiwis complain about 'First World problems'". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  10. Sum, Eliza (28 July 2016). ""Battery anxiety" making smartphone users miss meetings, dates and jeopardize relationships". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  11. Stampher, Jillian (January 24, 2017). "Solving First World Problems: Apple To Release 'Find My AirPods' Feature With Latest iOS Update". GeekWire.
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