Cultural Developments
Scenarios examining alternate paths for art, literature, music, religion, and social movements
What If The Cultural Revolution Never Happened in China?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Mao Zedong never launched the devastating Cultural Revolution, potentially allowing China to take a different path toward development and modernization.
What If The Dark Ages Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the collapse of the Western Roman Empire didn't lead to centuries of cultural and scientific regression, potentially accelerating human progress by nearly a millennium.
What If The Disability Rights Movement Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where disability rights activism failed to coalesce into a cohesive movement, resulting in a society where accessibility, inclusion, and legal protections for people with disabilities never materialized.
What If The Dot-Com Bubble Never Burst?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the late 1990s tech bubble continued expanding, fundamentally altering our digital economy, investment patterns, and technological development trajectory.
What If The Eastern Roman Empire Reconquered The West?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire successfully reconquered and reintegrated the fallen Western Roman territories during the 6th century, potentially preserving a unified Roman civilization well into the medieval period.
What If The Enlightenment Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the intellectual and philosophical movement of the Enlightenment failed to take hold in Europe, profoundly altering the development of modern science, democracy, and human rights.