Economic Changes
Scenarios involving different economic systems, trade patterns, and financial developments
What If Space Invaders Never Launched The Arcade Era?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Taito's revolutionary 1978 arcade game Space Invaders was never created, potentially altering the trajectory of video game history, popular culture, and the global entertainment industry.
What If SpaceX Never Succeeded?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Elon Musk's private space venture collapsed, dramatically altering the trajectory of commercial spaceflight and humanity's future beyond Earth.
What If Sports Betting Was Never Legalized?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Supreme Court's 2018 decision upheld PASPA, preventing the nationwide legalization of sports betting in the United States and dramatically altering the relationship between professional sports and gambling.
What If St. John's Diversified Beyond Fishing and Oil Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where St. John's, Newfoundland developed a more diverse economic base decades before the cod moratorium and oil boom, potentially transforming the capital into a more resilient Atlantic Canadian powerhouse.
What If St. Louis Never Built the Gateway Arch?
Exploring the alternate timeline where St. Louis decided against constructing the iconic Gateway Arch, potentially altering the city's identity, urban development, and cultural legacy.
What If Stagflation Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the economic phenomenon of stagflation never materialized in the 1970s, potentially reshaping global economic policy, monetary theory, and political developments for decades to come.