That we would prefer to be governed by AI aiming to achieve maximum happiness to a stable and well-functioning democracy.
2
That we would prefer to live in a world where people never unintentionally showed their emotions (eg through body language, facial expression, etc).
3
That we, as someone who believes animal rights are equivalent to human rights, and assuming you would get away with it, would kill meat eaters.
Semifinals
1
That Indonesians in poor areas should reject cash bribes for their votes in presidential elections.
2
That NATO should expand its military presence in East Asia to balance against China.
3
That nuclear war is a greater threat to humanity than climate change.
Round 5
1
That we regret children's Holocaust literature.
2
That we regret the increasing presence of nihilism in popular culture (eg. BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty etc.).
3
That we would prefer a world where religions did not develop centralised structures of authority.
Round 4
1
That candidates in the US Democratic primary should refrain from criticising Israel.
2
That, assuming compliance, we should globally cap military spending to 1% of GDP.
3
That we, as Iran, would resume our nuclear weapons program.
Round 3
1
That we should allow citizens to veto major foreign investment via referendum.
2
That being a management consultant is inherently immoral.
3
That we should ban employee share ownership schemes.
Info Slide
Employee share ownership schemes involve startups offering shares to new employees, which will become more valuable if the company does well, in exchange for low salaries and limited entitlements as they get off the ground.
Round 2
1
That we regret the sexualisation of Pride events.
2
That we regret the pathologisation of depression.
3
That we should ban dating apps that use collaborative filtering (e.g. where if some people swipe left on a zombie and left on a vampire, then a new user who also swipes yes on a zombie won't see the vampire in their queue).
Round 1
1
That we should ban all substances that significantly lower life expectancy (cigarettes, high sugar foods, etc).
2
That we should ban circumcision of children.
3
That we support Anthony Albanese’s shift to the centre (e.g. supporting “aspiration,” saying the ALP must be pro-business as well as pro-worker).