Alternate Timelines

Economic Changes

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

What If Oran Developed Different Maritime Industries?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the Algerian port city of Oran pursued a different path of maritime development, transforming North African economic dynamics and Mediterranean power relations.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If Oregon Implemented Different Environmental Policies?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Oregon pursued a drastically different environmental policy approach in the 1960s-70s, potentially reshaping the American conservation movement and the state's development.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If Orlando Never Attracted Disney World?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Walt Disney chose a different location for his East Coast theme park, drastically altering Orlando's development and the landscape of American tourism.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If Osaka Remained Japan's Commercial Center?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Osaka maintained its position as Japan's primary economic hub instead of being overshadowed by Tokyo, reshaping Japan's economic geography and potentially its entire modern development.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If Ottawa Developed a Stronger Tech Sector Earlier?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Canada's capital established itself as a major technology hub decades before the rise of Silicon Valley North, fundamentally altering North American tech development and Canada's economic trajectory.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If Oxford and Cambridge Developed Different Relationships with Tech?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Oxford embraced commercialization of research while Cambridge maintained a purist academic approach, reshaping both universities and Britain's role in the global tech ecosystem.

March 22, 2025 Read More →