“Corporate neutrality” refers to a set of policies recently implemented at several US-based tech firms that ban political discourse and the championing of social issues by employees on internal workplace tools, like Slack or Microsoft Teams. These policies also prohibit all workplace discussions related to politics and society that fall outside the direct purview of the company's mission.

The Hukou [户口] system in China classifies citizens into an agricultural or non-agricultural hukou (commonly referred to as rural or urban). It provides benefits to citizens in possession of an urban hukou, such as the ability to acquire property and engage in a variety of economic activity in major urban cities. Those in possession of a rural hukou are able to apply, but success is not guaranteed. The Hukou system has been used as a tool of social policy from the CCP to control the flow of labor and migration within the country.

The "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" allow the individual in possession of them to "see" (intuit, with perfect accuracy) the exact date and time at which every other individual they meet in person will die. The individual possessing the Eyes cannot change the dates of death no matter what action they take. The individual cannot "see" their own death. Only one individual in the world possesses the Eyes.

Energy generators generate energy from power stations, and transfer this energy to supply grids. Energy suppliers purchase energy from energy generators on the supply grid, and sell it on to consumers. Energy suppliers operate in a competitive market and consumers can pick their energy supplier.

Energy price caps are limits placed on the unit cost of electricity and gas that an 'energy supplier' can charge a consumer/household. Energy suppliers continue to purchase energy from 'energy generators' in the wholesale market at market prices. The energy suppliers are compensated by governments for the price difference.