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Economic Changes

Scenarios involving different economic systems, trade patterns, and financial developments

What If the Industrial Revolution Started Earlier?

Exploring how world history would have unfolded if the Industrial Revolution had begun centuries earlier, fundamentally altering the development of technology, society, and global power structures.

February 5, 2024 Read More →

What If Cryptocurrency Became the Global Standard Currency?

Examining the profound economic, political, and social consequences of a world where Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies replaced traditional fiat currencies as the primary global medium of exchange.

February 3, 2024 Read More →

What If New Zealand and Australia Adopted a Shared Currency?

Exploring the economic, political, and social consequences if New Zealand and Australia implemented a common currency, transforming trans-Tasman relations and their position in the global economy.

January 2, 2024 Read More →

What If New Zealand Banned All Foreign Property Ownership?

Exploring the economic, social, and diplomatic consequences if New Zealand implemented a complete ban on foreign property ownership, transforming its housing market, economy, and international relations.

December 30, 2023 Read More →

What If Y2K Actually Caused a Global Computer Meltdown?

Exploring how society, technology, and global development would have been transformed if the Year 2000 bug had triggered the widespread technological failures that many feared.

December 28, 2023 Read More →

What If New Zealand Implemented a Four-Day Work Week Nationwide?

Exploring the economic, social, and global consequences if New Zealand became the first country to mandate a four-day work week, transforming its labor market, productivity, and quality of life.

December 24, 2023 Read More →