Economic Changes
Scenarios involving different economic systems, trade patterns, and financial developments
What If Apple Went Bankrupt in The 1990s?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Apple failed to survive its 1990s crisis, dramatically altering the landscape of personal computing, smartphones, and digital media.
What If Apple's Walled Garden Was Opened Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Apple adopted a more open approach to its ecosystem in the early iPhone era, potentially reshaping the mobile industry, software development paradigms, and digital economy.
What If Apprenticeships Never Declined?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the apprenticeship model remained the dominant form of vocational education and skills training throughout the industrial revolution and into the modern era.
What If Arcades Never Became Popular?
Exploring the alternate timeline where video game arcades failed to capture public imagination, dramatically altering the trajectory of gaming culture, technology development, and digital entertainment.
What If Arizona Implemented Different Water Rights Policies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Arizona adopted a modified riparian rights system instead of prior appropriation, fundamentally altering the Southwest's water management, urban development, and environmental landscape.
What If Artificial Intelligence Development Stalled?
Exploring the alternate timeline where artificial intelligence research hit insurmountable barriers in the early 2000s, dramatically altering the trajectory of technological development, digital economies, and global power dynamics in the 21st century.