Technological Innovations
Scenarios exploring how different technological developments or their timing might have changed history
What If Google Never Became Dominant?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Google failed to become the internet search and technology giant we know today, and how this would reshape the digital landscape, tech innovation, and information access in the 21st century.
What If Google Was Never Allowed to Dominate Search?
Exploring the alternate timeline where regulatory intervention in the early 2000s prevented Google from achieving its search engine monopoly, dramatically reshaping the development of the internet, digital advertising, and global tech power structures.
What If GPS Was Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Global Positioning System was never created, dramatically altering modern navigation, technology development, and countless industries dependent on precise location data.
What If Grand Theft Auto Never Became Controversial?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series avoided the massive public outrage and political scrutiny that defined its legacy, potentially reshaping gaming culture, regulation, and artistic expression in interactive media.
What If Guadalajara Developed a Tech Hub Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Guadalajara, Mexico established itself as a major technology center decades before it did in our timeline, reshaping North American economic dynamics and global tech development.
What If Guangzhou Developed Different Manufacturing Approaches?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Guangzhou pioneered sustainable and worker-centered manufacturing instead of following the low-cost mass production model, potentially reshaping global supply chains and China's economic development.