The Socrates machine can precisely determine an individual's potential through a range of characteristics such as physical strength, intelligence, charisma, empathy etc. All individuals are required to undergo testing, and all results are public.

Respectability politics holds that conformity to prescribed mainstream standards of appearance, behavior, and general conduct is the best way of advancing social change. This typically involves rejecting confrontational politics, such as cancel culture, shaming by activists, and in extreme cases, violence.

Liquid democracy is a system where votes can be changed at any time. Individuals may change their votes as many times as they desire and the composition of Parliament updates weekly to reflect the new balance of votes. A vote is valid for three years before it must be re-cast.

A historian working in the Vatican archives accidentally stumbles upon irrefutable evidence that the biblical texts did NOT originate from the ""word of God"" but were actually written by high-ranking members of the church to attract followers. Furthermore, all historical evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ and other important Christian figures has been fabricated by well-paid expert archaeologists, which the church has made sure remains secret. The Catholic Church is built on a lie and the only ones who know about it are at its highest echelon. If he does not present the truth to the world, it will remain hidden forever.

Every day you wake up in the same day as the one you have just experienced. As far as you are aware, there is no way to break this loop and you will continue living through the day indefinitely. You can change the actions you take, leading to different outcomes, but otherwise everything else remains the same. One day, you decide you have lived through the events of a perfect day.