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submitted 3 months ago by Marighost@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

The rule could be anything, as funny or as serious as you want. The universe will progress in a similar way that it has up until this point, unless your changed rule prevented it from doing so.

Some examples might be:

  • The invention of currency is not allowed.
  • Iron is slightly less stable.
  • The Ancient Greeks are able to cultivate Silphium, which does not go extinct now.
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[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago

Humans don't evolve, we bring noting to the table of life and dont want to share.

[-] okamiueru@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

That whatever species ends up dominating the earth with tools and technology branches out from bonobos instead.

[-] zxqwas@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Instead of leap days time just runs backwards to keep the calendar in sync.

[-] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

Fell asleep thinking of a question similar last night. No colonialism. Colonizing other lands outside of your own established borders would be forbidden.

How different the world would be.

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[-] MattTheProgrammer@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

The asteroid doesn't hit Earth in the late Cretaceous causing the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.

[-] hedidwot@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 months ago

Every living creature is entitled to an equal portion of useful surface area of the earth proportional to their size and space requirements.

Not like that has anything to do with us possibly living out of a car next year if rent rises 30% again for the 3rd year running.

Fuck landlords hoarding property.

[-] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago
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[-] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Carbon is no longer an element and doesn't exist.

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[-] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Ah the ol the invention of lying

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[-] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Is hard to pick one.

Altruism is the default instead of selfishness

Cancer doesn't exist

No harm could come to children. No one would have wicked thoughts towards them. They'd fully recover from any non-lethal injury. They could get sick.

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