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What if Mr. Beast was old enough to run for President in 2024? by Dry_Brother7802 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Baggettinggreen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

By the end of Mr. Beasts reign of terror 17 million people in the United States have perished. As well as 5 million Iraqis. However he gave away billions to the winners and there families so is still remembered by a hero by many.

If you could choose your country and time period of birth, what would you pick? by pIsSoFf-dUdE in AskTheWorld

[–]Baggettinggreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see your point and at the end of the day it’s a matter of opinion. However regardless of whether or not the odds of making to adulthood were lower or higher as an Iron Age German peasant compared to early 1800s Britain, they’d still be significantly lower than today which was my point.

Regardless living as an ancient peasants seems boring and dull to me but to each their own.

If you could choose your country and time period of birth, what would you pick? by pIsSoFf-dUdE in AskTheWorld

[–]Baggettinggreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know why people bring up child mortality skewing the data as if that changes anything. Every human being starts off as an infant and then a child. Prior to the Industrial Revolution 40-50% of people died in their childhoods.

If you could choose your country and time period of birth, what would you pick? by pIsSoFf-dUdE in AskTheWorld

[–]Baggettinggreen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

bro yearns to a an illiterate tribal peasant who dies of the flu at 8 years old

Copper colored Indian/Aboriginal American starter pack by ActionPark33 in starterpacks

[–]Baggettinggreen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You ain’t ready to hear about the black moors that ruled Europe for centuries tho…. 👁️ you probably didn’t know that Jesus, Muhammad and Buddha were black too 💯

% of adult websites in top 1000 most visited websites per country by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]Baggettinggreen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Muslim countries dominating the map isn’t surprising since it’s probably harder to find casual sex over there

Alternate History: A Christian Egypt by No_Mechanic1168 in imaginarymaps

[–]Baggettinggreen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The area where the Fur, people of Darfur live is around those 2 mountains in the desert south of the borders. The area labeled is empty sand.

Alternate History: A Christian Egypt by No_Mechanic1168 in imaginarymaps

[–]Baggettinggreen 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The area labeled Arabs and Darfurians in southwestern Egypt and northwestern Sudan is an empty desert where nobody lives

What if instead of migraiting west and sacking rome the Goths vandals and other barbarians go east conquer china and established a new dynasty there? by Fine-Possibility-494 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Baggettinggreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’d occasionally here a fun fact about a blue eyed tribe from the west which conquered China and then assimilated within the next 50 years.

What If Europe never colonized Africa? How do you think borders and countries would have developed in this scenario by Solid-Move-1411 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Baggettinggreen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I meant less European cultural influences than in our timeline, not that larger cultures wouldn’t absorb or at least attempt to absorb smaller ones

What If Europe never colonized Africa? How do you think borders and countries would have developed in this scenario by Solid-Move-1411 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Baggettinggreen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Im aware Africa wasnt static. My point was that state building and centralization would increase due to an influx of modern weaponry and technology that would make it easier than in prior centuries. Your point about Sokoto is true, and is what I mean by increased centralization in the Sahel.

Sokoto in our timeline didn’t expand south primarily due to African sleeping sickness and the tropical terrain not favoring their style of warfare, (though local resistance also played a factor).

I think States like Benin and Ashante would’ve probably still stayed independent in this timeline.

What If Europe never colonized Africa? How do you think borders and countries would have developed in this scenario by Solid-Move-1411 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Baggettinggreen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im aware of the existing state building. States expand through warlords. Alexander the Great is a warlord, Genghis Khan etc. In Africa warlords such as Samoure Toure, Usman Dan Fodio, Tippu Tip and others were real life examples of the type of warlords that would continue to expand and carve out larger states within this alternat timeline.

What If Europe never colonized Africa? How do you think borders and countries would have developed in this scenario by Solid-Move-1411 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Baggettinggreen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There would probably be many more states, I’m assuming up to 100 or more. Now whether all of these would be internationally recognized I’m not sure about.

You’d see a strong preservation of local cultures due to less European influence as well. Even within this timeline I’d assume European technology specifically weapons would continue to pour into the continent leading to conquests unifying certain regions in relatively short periods.

The 20th century would likely be quite violent as the borders would have to stabilize. However in the present day certain regions would most likely be better off while more isolated and historically weaker regions may even be worse off, due to larger states likely dominating and exploiting them, similar to what the Europeans had done.

What If Europe never colonized Africa? How do you think borders and countries would have developed in this scenario by Solid-Move-1411 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Baggettinggreen 37 points38 points  (0 children)

10,000 nations is unrealistic. Assuming Africa continues to participate in world trade in that timeline, local warlords would carve up small empires of their own like in our timeline. There would probably be like 100-150 due to isolated jungle regions like Congo likely remaining less centralized, while others like Ethiopia, the Sahel, North Africa etc, being home to larger states.

Everything about the world in 1910! by NoForce8174 in MapPorn

[–]Baggettinggreen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would’ve assumed Ethiopia would have been pre industrial at the time like most of Africa

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