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[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 83 points 3 years ago (3 children) If only someone had been warning us about this for the past 40 years. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] inspired@kbin.social 43 points 3 years ago (1 child) If only that someone had won the popular vote over 20 years ago leaving the deciding electoral votes to Florida with the narrowest of margins (hundreds of votes, by the certified count) giving it the ability to choose its own fate in a historically close election. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] solstice@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (2 children) The number one alternate timeline I'd like to see is if Gore had become president in 2000. Even more than if the Nazis had won WWII or if Caesar hadn't gone to the senate that day. (I'd also like to see the world if the spanish armada had taken a different course back in 1588 and avoided that typhoon though..) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Soggy@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'd like to see "what if Columbus died and Europeans left the New World alone a while longer." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Instead of regular old genocide for the natives, it could have been 𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖔𝖈𝖎𝖉𝖊. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WldFyre@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Why would you want to see a timeline where Nazis won?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] solstice@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's a very commonly cited example of alternate history. I'm surprised you've never heard that before. There's been multiple books written and there's a show on Netflix called man in the high castle, all of them exploring this topic. To answer the question, it would be interesting to see how it played out. How long would they maintain control over the US and Allies? What would resistance look like? How long would hitlers regime have lasted before being deposed? How long before collapsing under its own weight? What would the entire Cold War era have looked like, assuming the soviets lost too, and what would THEIR resistance look like? How would technology have developed without a Cold War driven space race? Obviously it would've been a catastrophe but it's fascinating concept to speculate about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WldFyre@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ahh your phrasing made me think you meant you'd want to physically see that world, I was just tired and it was right after your Al Gore what if so I got confused haha My bad permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Curiosity? To see what the geopolitical situation would become? Alternate fiction is a genre. I doubt they're saying they want to live in that world. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pfannkuchen_gesicht@lemmy.one 18 points 3 years ago iirc the first publication about climate change resulting from the industrialization was released in like 1910. permalink fedilink source parent [+] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] inspired@kbin.social 43 points 3 years ago (1 child) If only that someone had won the popular vote over 20 years ago leaving the deciding electoral votes to Florida with the narrowest of margins (hundreds of votes, by the certified count) giving it the ability to choose its own fate in a historically close election. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] solstice@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (2 children) The number one alternate timeline I'd like to see is if Gore had become president in 2000. Even more than if the Nazis had won WWII or if Caesar hadn't gone to the senate that day. (I'd also like to see the world if the spanish armada had taken a different course back in 1588 and avoided that typhoon though..) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Soggy@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'd like to see "what if Columbus died and Europeans left the New World alone a while longer." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Instead of regular old genocide for the natives, it could have been 𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖔𝖈𝖎𝖉𝖊. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WldFyre@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Why would you want to see a timeline where Nazis won?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] solstice@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's a very commonly cited example of alternate history. I'm surprised you've never heard that before. There's been multiple books written and there's a show on Netflix called man in the high castle, all of them exploring this topic. To answer the question, it would be interesting to see how it played out. How long would they maintain control over the US and Allies? What would resistance look like? How long would hitlers regime have lasted before being deposed? How long before collapsing under its own weight? What would the entire Cold War era have looked like, assuming the soviets lost too, and what would THEIR resistance look like? How would technology have developed without a Cold War driven space race? Obviously it would've been a catastrophe but it's fascinating concept to speculate about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WldFyre@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ahh your phrasing made me think you meant you'd want to physically see that world, I was just tired and it was right after your Al Gore what if so I got confused haha My bad permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Curiosity? To see what the geopolitical situation would become? Alternate fiction is a genre. I doubt they're saying they want to live in that world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] solstice@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (2 children) The number one alternate timeline I'd like to see is if Gore had become president in 2000. Even more than if the Nazis had won WWII or if Caesar hadn't gone to the senate that day. (I'd also like to see the world if the spanish armada had taken a different course back in 1588 and avoided that typhoon though..) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Soggy@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'd like to see "what if Columbus died and Europeans left the New World alone a while longer." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Instead of regular old genocide for the natives, it could have been 𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖔𝖈𝖎𝖉𝖊. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WldFyre@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Why would you want to see a timeline where Nazis won?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] solstice@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's a very commonly cited example of alternate history. I'm surprised you've never heard that before. There's been multiple books written and there's a show on Netflix called man in the high castle, all of them exploring this topic. To answer the question, it would be interesting to see how it played out. How long would they maintain control over the US and Allies? What would resistance look like? How long would hitlers regime have lasted before being deposed? How long before collapsing under its own weight? What would the entire Cold War era have looked like, assuming the soviets lost too, and what would THEIR resistance look like? How would technology have developed without a Cold War driven space race? Obviously it would've been a catastrophe but it's fascinating concept to speculate about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WldFyre@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ahh your phrasing made me think you meant you'd want to physically see that world, I was just tired and it was right after your Al Gore what if so I got confused haha My bad permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Curiosity? To see what the geopolitical situation would become? Alternate fiction is a genre. I doubt they're saying they want to live in that world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'd like to see "what if Columbus died and Europeans left the New World alone a while longer." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Instead of regular old genocide for the natives, it could have been 𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖔𝖈𝖎𝖉𝖊. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Instead of regular old genocide for the natives, it could have been 𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖔𝖈𝖎𝖉𝖊. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WldFyre@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Why would you want to see a timeline where Nazis won?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] solstice@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's a very commonly cited example of alternate history. I'm surprised you've never heard that before. There's been multiple books written and there's a show on Netflix called man in the high castle, all of them exploring this topic. To answer the question, it would be interesting to see how it played out. How long would they maintain control over the US and Allies? What would resistance look like? How long would hitlers regime have lasted before being deposed? How long before collapsing under its own weight? What would the entire Cold War era have looked like, assuming the soviets lost too, and what would THEIR resistance look like? How would technology have developed without a Cold War driven space race? Obviously it would've been a catastrophe but it's fascinating concept to speculate about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WldFyre@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ahh your phrasing made me think you meant you'd want to physically see that world, I was just tired and it was right after your Al Gore what if so I got confused haha My bad permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Curiosity? To see what the geopolitical situation would become? Alternate fiction is a genre. I doubt they're saying they want to live in that world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] solstice@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's a very commonly cited example of alternate history. I'm surprised you've never heard that before. There's been multiple books written and there's a show on Netflix called man in the high castle, all of them exploring this topic. To answer the question, it would be interesting to see how it played out. How long would they maintain control over the US and Allies? What would resistance look like? How long would hitlers regime have lasted before being deposed? How long before collapsing under its own weight? What would the entire Cold War era have looked like, assuming the soviets lost too, and what would THEIR resistance look like? How would technology have developed without a Cold War driven space race? Obviously it would've been a catastrophe but it's fascinating concept to speculate about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WldFyre@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ahh your phrasing made me think you meant you'd want to physically see that world, I was just tired and it was right after your Al Gore what if so I got confused haha My bad permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WldFyre@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ahh your phrasing made me think you meant you'd want to physically see that world, I was just tired and it was right after your Al Gore what if so I got confused haha My bad permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago Curiosity? To see what the geopolitical situation would become? Alternate fiction is a genre. I doubt they're saying they want to live in that world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pfannkuchen_gesicht@lemmy.one 18 points 3 years ago iirc the first publication about climate change resulting from the industrialization was released in like 1910. permalink fedilink source parent