Traditional Filipino values emphasize strong family ties, where children are expected to stay close to family, help at home, and sometimes put family needs before personal goals. In contrast, globalized ideals often promote individualism, where people are encouraged to move out early, be independent, and focus on their own careers and personal growth.

Hiya is a Filipino cultural value often translated as a sense of shame or embarrassment, deeply tied to maintaining social harmony and preserving one’s reputation. It encourages individuals to act in ways that avoid offending others, causing conflict, or drawing negative attention to themselves or their families.

In March 2025, Marine Le Pen was disqualified from running in the 2027 French presidential elections due to an embezzlement case involving European Parliament funds. Le Pen was a long-time leader of the far-right National Rally and the party's presidential candidate in the 2012, 2017, and 2022 elections. Prior to the disqualification, opinion polls showed that Le Pen has a high chance of winning the presidency despite the looming threat of disqualification at the time.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, widely known as AOC, is a progressive U.S. congresswoman from New York after unseating a powerful Democratic incumbent in 2018. Though officially a member of the Democratic Party, she identifies as a democratic socialist. Within the party, she represents its most left-leaning flank, often clashing with established Democrats over issues like climate justice, wealth inequality, corporate influence, and U.S. foreign policy. She has actively criticized the party for its ties to oligarchic structures which have increasingly strained her relationship with the party leadership.

The state of nature refers to the time before the development of formal civilizations (e.g., formation of nation-states and institution of laws).

The Magi system is a set of three independent supercomputers capable of diagnosing problems, handling huge volumes of data, and suggesting decisions. Each Magi possesses a unique "personality" that influences the decisions they suggest: the first has the personality of a mother, the second the personality of a scientist, and the third the personality of a woman. 

A consensus among the three Magi is needed for all decisions. In the majority of instances, the Magi system arrives immediately to a consensus. When a consensus cannot be reached, the Magi system delays decision-making until additional data becomes available.

Tribes are social categories for gay men largely based on physical features. These include twinks, twunks, bears, otters, and chubs.

In March 2025, Marine Le Pen was disqualified from running in the 2027 French presidential elections due to an embezzlement case involving European Parliament funds. Le Pen was a long-time leader of the far-right National Rally and the party's presidential candidate in the 2012, 2017, and 2022 elections. Prior to the disqualification, opinion polls showed that Le Pen has a high chance of winning the presidency despite the looming threat of disqualification at the time.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, widely known as AOC, is a progressive U.S. congresswoman from New York after unseating a powerful Democratic incumbent in 2018. Though officially a member of the Democratic Party, she identifies as a democratic socialist. Within the party, she represents its most left-leaning flank, often clashing with established Democrats over issues like climate justice, wealth inequality, corporate influence, and U.S. foreign policy. She has actively criticized the party for its ties to oligarchic structures which have increasingly strained her relationship with the party leadership.

Citizenship-by-investment (CBI) programs enable individuals to acquire citizenship in exchange for making significant economic contributions to a country. These contributions can include investments in real estate, government bonds, or donations to national development funds.

Nauru, a small Pacific Island nation, recently opened a CBI program conditional on individuals investing in a state fund that supports local climate resilience and sustainability projects.

Current land prices are naturally determined based on a free market mechanism (e.g., based on the quantity demanded for and quantity supplied of land in an area at a given time), in consideration with other factors such as location and the level of economic activity in an area.

Market intermediaries are entities that facilitate the distribution of commodities from producers to end users. These include agents, assemblers, wholesalers, and retailers, among others.

Marketing infrastructure are structures and systems used in the distribution of commodities (e.g., roads, bridges, cold storage facilities, and warehouses).

The Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) Law allows Filipinos and migrant workers to earn their undergraduate degrees by using their work experience through a system of equivalency, accreditation, and recognition.