Techno-optimism is the belief that technological development will continue to accelerate, and that technology leads to overall progress and solutions to a variety of challenges.

Techno-pessimism is the belief that the trajectory of technological development is fundamentally uncertain, and technology can cause harm.

BRICS is a bloc of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Some of the bloc’s projects include the New Development Bank, the Contingent Reserve Arrangement, and the decentralized multicurrency “BRICS pay” system. While originally created for the purpose of highlighting economic opportunities, the bloc has become increasingly geopolitical.

This year, it was announced that Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Argentina, the UAE and Ethiopia would be joining the bloc.

For the feminist movement, negative advocacy is focused on criticizing male privilege and highlighting the various structural barriers women are faced with. For instance, the movement tells women that their freedoms and prospects are severely restricted by men in a patriarchal society.

Positive advocacy is focused on offering women hope and highlighting the progress that we have seen in gender equality. For instance, the movement tells women that they can be whoever they want to be.

The 'Right to Recall' is a democratic provision enabling citizens to replace the current government after the government's first year ends. Every 6 months, there shall be a referendum where people mark as satisfied or unsatisfied. The government continues its functions if the majority of citizens are satisfied and do not deem removal necessary. If removal is deemed necessary, A fresh election is conducted to appoint a new government.

Divine judgment is the idea that, upon your death, your good and bad deeds will be weighed up by a divine being to determine the nature of your afterlife (e.g. whether you go to heaven or hell). Divine mercy is the idea that you can be absolved of your bad deeds through sincere repentance.