When an industry is 'deregulated,' this means that regulations and laws controlling the behavior of companies in this industry are removed or loosened. These regulations may be related to (but are not necessarily related to) the safety, efficacy, and prevention of third-party harm by this industry, and may also be related to other things. 'Deregulation' does not necessarily mean that all regulations are removed entirely, just that some regulations are removed or loosened.

For the purpose of this debate, "job security legislation" refers to laws intended to make businesses fire employees less often. Its goal is to disincentivize the termination of existing employees, whether the business employs as an alternative to replace them or not. Examples of this legislation include, but are not limited to, increased severance pay and detailed cause requirements for terminating employment. Protections against discriminatory termination or similar laws do not fall under this term.

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.

An 'automation tax' is a tax that is levied on companies when they automate tasks that were previously done by humans/that could reasonably be done by humans. The tax increases as more of a company's work is automated.

In 1996, Nelson Mandela authorized a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, in order to reckon with the legacy of Apartheid. The goal of this commission was to collect testimony about the violence that occurred under Apartheid from both the victims and the leaders responsible for this violence, and to facilitate apologies by the perpetrators and forgiveness by the victims. In exchange for cooperation with the TRC, the leaders under the Apartheid regime were granted amnesty from criminal and civil prosecution for their role in enacting racist violence under the Apartheid state. The hearings in which testimony was gathered were widely publicized throughout South Africa and the rest of the world.