Economic Changes
Scenarios involving different economic systems, trade patterns, and financial developments
What If Artificial Intelligence Disrupted Employment Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where AI-driven automation reached disruptive employment capabilities in the early 2000s rather than the 2020s, fundamentally reshaping labor markets and societies decades earlier.
What If Ashgabat Implemented Different Gas Revenue Policies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Turkmenistan pursued a resource management model similar to Norway, potentially transforming the isolated Central Asian nation into a regional economic powerhouse with greater political openness.
What If Asian Electronics Manufacturing Developed in Different Countries?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the global electronics manufacturing powerhouse emerged in Southeast Asia rather than East Asia, reshaping global economic power, technological development, and geopolitics.
What If Asian Rice Cultivation Adopted Different Practices?
Exploring the alternate timeline where East Asian civilizations developed dry farming rice techniques rather than wet paddy agriculture, potentially reshaping the agricultural, social, and environmental development of Asia and beyond.
What If Asunción Developed Different River Management Approaches?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Paraguay's capital implemented innovative flood control and riverfront development strategies, fundamentally transforming the nation's economic trajectory and regional standing.
What If Atari Never Created The Video Game Industry?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Atari failed to launch the commercial video game industry, fundamentally altering the development of interactive entertainment, digital culture, and modern computing.