Things TLs 7-9 would be interesting to see WITHOUT

[nik1979]

Originally Posted by Molokh

Greetings, all!

This more of a free practice for world-building, but I'm curious about possible differences that would make alternate worlds of a TL similar to ours (i.e. from TL7 to TL9, with almost-humans) look very different from ours. It seems that I'm not good at judging possible consequences, so both analyses of consequences and more examples are welcome. So, a few ideas of mine:

• No consumerism.
• No corporations at all.
• No makeup (okay, this one goes from than TL0 . . .).
• No skyscrapers and multilevel residences (only workplaces and hotels fall so low).
• No Superpowers (i.e. all countries are no larger than England, Poland, France etc.).
• No centralized cellphone systems (but radio relays are fully maintained by volunteers, linux-style).
• No patents - only copyrights and trademarks.
• No intellectual property, but only in the world of software.
• No governmental armies - only mercs.
• No mercs - armies started as militias and ended up as governmental armies.
• No social gender roles at all - wonder how that would affect technology from the onset.
• No internet.
• No GUIs.

Thanks in advance!

After reading the other replies, what about TL7 should remain? Might as well stagnate at TL3.

[*]No social gender roles at all - wonder how that would affect technology from the onset.

Isnt a lot of the meritocratic culture, equality, freedoms we are getting from TL7-9? I mean you can't have freedom from slavery, and sexism until there was enough critical mass to afford that change.

Since there are so much of the modern world has to be removed, what should remain in a while leaving everything TL2-3 why call it TL7-9 without X?