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Do you think saying "first world problems" is arrogant?

I just saw a youtube vid where a man was complaining that burger king wasn't selling burgers today. Someone in the comment section replied with that phrase and I was thinking is this fair? We live in a supposedly more advanced society than say Mexico or Africa. Why should we ignore those problems and focus on theirs? Isn't that policing the world? Why don't we just let them live in their hell holes and try and clean up ours?

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CheerfullyCurious · 46-50, F

I think that was a fair comment - not having your daily Whopper is not a real problem. I dont think the saying " first world problems" means that we should focus on other countries' problems but rather a tongue in the cheek saying that it is not a serious problem.