Alternate Timelines

All Scenarios

Browse all alternate history scenarios across different time periods and regions.

What If Netflix Never Transitioned to Streaming?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Netflix remained committed to its DVD-by-mail business model instead of pioneering streaming video, fundamentally altering the media landscape of the 21st century.

What If New Brunswick Implemented Different Forestry Policies?

Exploring the alternate timeline where New Brunswick adopted sustainable forestry management in the 1980s, potentially transforming its economy, environment, and rural communities.

What If New England Town Meeting Governance Spread More Widely?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the direct democratic town meeting system of New England became the predominant local governance model across the United States, reshaping American democracy and civic engagement.

What If New Jersey Implemented Different Urban Renewal Strategies?

Exploring the alternate timeline where New Jersey pursued community-centered urban renewal policies in the 1950s-1970s instead of demolition-heavy approaches, potentially transforming the trajectory of its cities and suburban sprawl.

What If New Orleans Built Different Hurricane Protection Earlier?

Exploring the alternate timeline where New Orleans implemented comprehensive hurricane protection systems decades before Hurricane Katrina, potentially saving the city from its most devastating disaster.

What If New Orleans Had Better Hurricane Protection Before Katrina?

Exploring the alternate timeline where New Orleans had implemented comprehensive flood protection systems prior to Hurricane Katrina, potentially averting one of America's worst natural disasters.