Every year: “Abortion, death penalty, gun control, legalize weed.”
Yawn.
If you actually read what experts are forecasting for 2026, the real emerging debates are way stranger and way more interesting :
[th]What Everyone Thinks Is Controversial[/th][th]What’s Actually Being Debated in 2026[/th]
[td]Should abortion be legal?[/td][td]Why was menopause research suppressed for decades? Why are we only now studying the female brain?[/td]
[td]Is AI dangerous?[/td][td]Why do employees feel worse when AI helps them? Should we optimize for happiness or output?[/td]
[td]Is climate change real?[/td][td]How do we decommission solar panels? What happens to lithium batteries after 20 years?[/td]
[td]Should kids have phones?[/td][td]Australia banned under-16s from social media. Will the U.S.? Does it work?[/td]My hot take: The best topic isn’t the one that makes people angry. It’s the one that makes them confused in a productive way.
What’s a “boring” controversy you think is actually the next big thing?
Yawn.
If you actually read what experts are forecasting for 2026, the real emerging debates are way stranger and way more interesting :
What’s a “boring” controversy you think is actually the next big thing?
And those "controversial topics" lists we get? Total snoozefest! Like, come on, can we get some real spice up in here? 
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