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HOW TO SOLVE THE FIRST WORLD PROBLEM As the term arose in the Internet, the material that you see and listen to is collected from the Internet, from people sharing content and by that sharing knowledge and opinions with the community. In this PDF, the guide to the guide, you find the sources of each video and audio piece. Furthermore, it con- textualizes the material. You find a Wikipedia article next to every quote, explaining not only the audio piece but also my choice of each. Video pieces are listed by #number and audio pieces are listed by (number). I do not own the rights for the material that has been used for the video guide. This is a non-profit project in a scientific context. Please contact me if you see your owner rights violated. I do own the rights for this specific arrangement of video and audio pieces. If you would like to use any of the content, please contact me as well. [email protected] STORYTELLER How to solve the First World Problem. tries. A country does not have to be rich, to have some parts of it’s society live in the First World. The Dear observer, it is December 2015. As you are ob- First World describes not only a life quality but a serving this guide, you might be an inhabitant of the state of mind of individuals living in several different First World. You might ask yourself: What exactly countries on the world, but sharing the same prob- is the First World? In this guide, we will try to find lems. Everyone of us is living in many different parts an answer to the question on how to solve the First of the world. The First World is just one of them. It World Problem. In order to search for solutions, is a sociocultural attribution that is being shaped at we first have to understand the problem. In order the moment, without the First World’s inhabitants to understand the problem, we have to understand even noticing. it’s origin and the circumstances under which the problem arose. According to Wikipedia, there is no You might be living in the First World, once you have current consensus on an exact definition of the term reached a certain life quality. This certain life quality »First World«, in modern usage, »First World coun- is frequently called luxury. This is where you might try« generally implies a relatively wealthy, stable and think: I have heard this term »First World Problem« functional non-theocratic democracy with a reason- before. ably well educated population. It states that the First World has more influence, wealth, and access to The term was born in the Internet, a place without information and technological innovations than the borders. People living in the First World invented Second and Third Worlds. The first division into dif- a term that created a sort of new territory, new ferent worlds is closest to the insuffiecient definition borders in this boundless place to describe their of today: The United Nations came up with these own problems as luxury problems to laugh about in categories in the 1940s in order to define the relative memes. The choice of »first« implicates a differenci- wealth of nations. During the Cold War a new Three ation of other parts of the world and a decision that World Model arose according to the two blocs and this hardly described world is the most important the parts of the world that neither belonged to one one or the best, the first when it comes to worlds. nor the other bloc. With the invention of the Inter- The choice for the meme as a medium ensures that net, divisions into different worlds blur. There is no it’s message goes viral. So that not only the First disparity in the access to information anymore. Not World inhabitants are informed, but all users or countries are wealthy, individuals are. Your society inhabitants of the Internet. is not necessarily bound to a state. So, what is the This guide is not limited to the problems processed First World? in memes. The term’s initial use narrows the prob- lems down to irrelevant ones. We should recon- The First World is not a certain place. There are dif- sider whether our problems can be generalised as ferent categories which make it possible to describe irrelevant. After observing this guide, you should be a territory: geographical, political or economical as- able to redefine the term’s meaning. There are other pects. The First World does not refer to these guide- problems than an empty phone but no charger or lines. There are no territorial borders from which a MacBook but no WiFi. We won’t find solutions you could tell, where the First World is. It is not an to these problems. But maybe to the question why aquivalent for industrial countries or the Western these things became so importatant to us. world. Which at the same time means, that it is not the opposite of the Third World or developing coun- 0:22 INTRODUCTION DIE GUTEN INS TÖPFCHEN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3aQ26OW4XQ VIEWS: 37 UPLOADED BY: Patrick Mehner UPLOADED: 26/02/2015 0:36 #1 / INTRODUCTION #120 BODY LANGUAGE OF A SHOULDER SHRUG IN A CONVERSATION - SCOTT SYLVAN BELL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slcHY1jdN8Y VIEWS: 2.528 UPLOADED BY: Scott Sylvan Bell UPLOADED: 26/05/2012 BODY LANGUAGE of a shoulder shrug in a conversation helps the viewer understand the signs and signals of this non verbal communi- cation. People typically shrug their shoulders when they do not know the answer, do no want to give an answer or even sometimes when they are lying. Body language experts can help you understand what the signs and signals of nonverbal communication means. When you read the shoulder shrug of a man or woman it may mean that they dont know that the answer is, they dont care what is going on or they may not understand what the question is or even the language that is being spoken. The shoulder shrug may be used as persuasive body lan- guage for business or even in aguments. The shoulder shrug is a semi universal body langauge sign thoughout the world. When the man or the woman shrugs their shoulders they may use their facial expressions, micro expressions or even hands and arms when using this nonverbal action. Sometimes a should shrug will show lack of confidence. Read the article here: http://readingbodylanguagenow.com/shouldershrug/ Learn about persuasion and sales: http://scottbellconsultant.com/persuasionexpertblog/ connect on twitter: @scottsbell 0:43 #2 / INTRODUCTION #120 CAKE MARKER TESCOMA DELÍCIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXLl178U5LY VIEWS: 2.818 UPLOADED BY: tescomavideo EN UPLOADED: 06/08/2013 Excellent for easy dividing of round pies and cakes into 8 or 16 equal wedges Depending on the number of wedges required, turn the mark- er with figure 8 or 16 upwards, attach the spike to the centre of the pie/cake and push lightly. Remove the marker and divide using a knife following the imprint. Made of excellent resistant plastic. Dishwasher safe. 3-year warranty. 0:52 #3 / INTRODUCTION #120 THE SCIENTIFIC WAY TO CUT A CAKE - NUMBERPHILE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBU9N35ZHIw VIEWS: 11.130.965 UPLOADED BY: Numberphile UPLOADED: 17/06/2014 SUPPORT US ON PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Alex Bellos on cutting a cake using scientific principles. Extra footage at Numberphile2: http://youtu.be/d5ZmPuta47Q Alex’s book (US): http://amzn.to/1nDS4mM and (UK): http://bit.ly/AlexLooking The Francis Galton paper: http://bit.ly/galtoncake Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile Numberphile tweets: https://twitter.com/numberphile Google Plus: http://bit.ly/numberGplus Tumblr: http://numberphile.tumblr.com Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile Videos by Brady Haran A run-down of Brady’s channels: http://bit.ly/bradychannels 0:59 #4 / INTRODUCTION #120 HOLE IN THE WALL 2 11. This educational project has spread like wildfire over the past six years. 12. This was the first one. Now there are 48 of these across Delhi. And the idea has caught on across the world. 13. And you’ll notice, it’s really just for kids.These (low roofs) were put up to discourage adults from getting in here and close to the computers. 14. Just as in the movie Slumdog Millionaire, some of these disadvan- taged children know more than the adults around them now. 15. This is one area where they know more than their parents or their friends. So, it seems to do a tremendous amount for their self-con- fidence. 16. And the computers are loaded with educational software and word applications, something that can help them later in life. 17. Eventually, the project wants to link some of the computers with Internet access allowing the children to access a world they may not https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY3-a8gnwqI have seen otherwise. VIEWS: 1.669 18. In this real life drama, it isn’t just fate that is playing a part in UPLOADED BY: professorwynnie improving the life of slum kids, it’s the UPLOADED: 11/08/2012 19. work of a few good men and women who dare to believe in the TRANSCRIPT spirit of children. Sara Siter iin New Delhi. HOLE IN THE WALL PROJECT #2 1. Children clamor to get a look at something fascinating. What is it? A computer.