For the purposes of this debate, "social commerce" stands for the expansion of social media into e-commerce, integrating shopping features, where users can discover, browse, and purchase products without leaving the app. Examples include Facebook Marketplace, Instagram Shopping, TikTok Shop, etc.

North Sentinel Island, part of the Andaman archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, houses the Sentinelese, an isolated indigenous tribe that vigorously defends its seclusion from outsiders. For the purposes of this debate, if you are born on the North Sentinel Island, basic food security is guaranteed and no climate-change-related disasters will occur during your lifetime.