Epicurean philosophy states that in order to be happy a person should attempt to reduce the scope of your desires to simple ones which are consistently easily achievable - e.g. Epicurus argues that one should not consume or desire fancy foods because you are not guaranteed to always have them

The Squid Game is a game where players recruited have poor financial management often in crippling debt and have little way out. Players are made to play games with their lives on the line. Those that lose are eliminated and killed. The sole survivor at the end of the games will receive a large sum of money effectively solving their financial problems. There is a clause in the game where if majority of the remaining players vote to leave the game will end however no one will receive any money.The voting happens between rounds. You are a participant in the game who has just discovered the deadly nature of the games and through the escape clause managed to leave the game mid-way. You are offered a chance to go back to the game. You do not know who how or why the games are being organized and the police laughed you out of the station when you tried to report it.

Hawari is a fetus in an unknown woman’s womb. as a fetus, Hawari is shown his future life as a middle class in a developing country. While Hawari will not be under extreme poverty, he will still be a middle income with equal opportunity at growth and social mobility and risk of falling into poverty. God gives Hawari a choice to be born, or end it all in the womb. Hawari does not know whether or not he will get another opportunity at being born.

In October 2024, the Vatican renewed its agreement with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for four years. While most of the terms of its agreement are secret, it is known that the agreement requires the appointment of bishops in China would need to be approved by both the Vatican and the CCP. Before the deal was signed, China's nearly 12 million Catholics were torn between an official church controlled by the Chinese state and a secret church loyal to the Vatican. The US government has previously pressured the Vatican not to renew the agreement, citing China's religious persecution of Catholics and other minorities.

Italy’s UniCredit and Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank continue physical operations in Russia and provide loans to Russian soldiers. Under Russian law, these banks are required to provide loans to Russian soldiers, provide payment holidays to soldiers, and waive off their entire debt if they are killed or maimed while fighting. These banks are integral to Russia’s financial system and are one of the last remaining ways for European countries to purchase crucial Russian gas.

In December 2024, President Bashar al-Assad's regime rapidly collapsed due to a renewed offensive by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other opposition groups. After assuming control of Damascus, the HTS announced the formation of an interim government and pledged a general amnesty for Syrians, calling for increasing cooperation with international community. The West, (USA, UK, and the EU) which has long designated the HTS a 'foreign terrorist group' and have placed economic sanctions on HTS and HTS-ruled territories, have not yet responded to these calls.

A balanced budget amendment is a constitutional rule that aims to prevent a state from spending more than its income. Therefore, it requires states implement policies with the goal of maintaining a balance between the government's projected revenues and expenses. Balanced budget amendments include exceptions for extreme cases such as wars, recessions, or national emergencies, which must be approved by a majority in parliament.

 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) offer benefits like tax breaks, reduced regulation, relaxed application of labour laws, and cheap land in order to incentivize businesses. SEZs must be set up strategically near ports and significant trade-friendly locations to succeed. Under the Open Door Policy of 1978, Deng Xiaoping, known as the "Architect of Modern China", set up Special Economic Zones (SEZs), leading to China becoming the 'world's factory'. Consequently, SEZs served as the catalyst to make China a superpower.

 A hedge fund is an investment fund that trades in relatively liquid assets and is able to make extensive use of more complex trading, portfolio-construction and risk management techniques to improve performance, such as short selling, leverage and derivatives.

Glass Cliff refers to a phenomenon wherein women tend to be promoted to positions of power during times of crisis or downturn. For example, Theresa May’s election as Prime Minister of the UK.

Dalits politics in India evolved with the rise of independent Dalit political parties like Republican Party and Bahujan Samaj Party. These have contributed greatly in creating a “Dalit Political Consciousness” and in advocating for greater identity representation. In present times most regional and national parties have tried to create space for Dalit representation. 

A watchmaker god is a god who created the universe and then left it to operate on its own, while an interventionist god is a god who actively participates in human affairs.

"The right to try" refers to the right of individuals to opt into treatments still in the experimental stage or not yet approved for clinical use.

The most prevalent identities in previous generations of K-pop have been the “Big Three” companies: SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment. They are known for producing the most consistently successful groups and songs for the Korean and international public

Debayan and Sudiksha have two definitions of success. Debayan prioritizes sales, money, and commercial success – hopping from trend to trend to remain culturally relevant for the masses, regardless of whether he is perceived as an outsider by the rap community. The Sudiksha definition prioritizes producing socially conscious music that reflects ethics. Debayan’s definition of success relies on aggressive media campaigns, consistent musical roll outs and collaborating with a wide range of artists. Sudiksha’s version of success is defined through maintaining ties and giving back to his community and collaborating with artists which are culturally most proximate.

A Chinese proverb (再穷也不能穷教育) translates to "as poor as we are, our children's education cannot be poor."