Things TLs 7-9 would be interesting to see WITHOUT - Page 6

vicky_molokh · 10-21-2009, 06:34 AM

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!

10-21-2009, 06:34 AM	#1
vicky_molokh GURPS FAQ Keeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kyïv, Ukraine	Things TLs 7-9 would be interesting to see WITHOUT 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! __________________ Vicky 'Molokh', GURPS FAQ and uFAQ Keeper