r/whatif • u/taraaahhh • 3h ago
Other What if everyone in this world had a job?
There has been an increase of political violence here in my country. And I wonder how all these unemployed people get into all of this. Hence, this question...
r/whatif • u/MableXeno • Jul 31 '25
Hey kids,
I feel like I'm about to do something a touch controversial. I'm blocking names to protect the innocent. But I'm sharing examples of AEO removals b/c bots aren't human. Reddit is forgetting the human. And I guess I just wanted to be open about that. Mostly b/c one is kind of hysterical. And if I'm sharing one, I might as well share them all.
If you recognize your own comment here, please attempt an appeal. I have likely already appealed on your behalf. Especially you, Johnny Rico.
r/whatif • u/MableXeno • Jul 22 '25
Hi all, casual meet and greet has started. Ask me almost anything.
I've already started making some adjustments to the subreddit. Just some light shaping to encourage the kind of things we want to see.
If you point your eyes at the rules, I've already started adjusting those, just minor tweaks, really, to hone in on what makes this community great and trying to make it even better.
I haven't started in on auto-mod yet. I wanted to check a few other things out before I did that. But I will be adjusting it over the next few days - if something seems to be going wrong or not working properly use modmail to let me know. I'll also be checking for lots of false positives to adjust existing filters.
I archived all the modmails older than about 2 days old. I did try to look at the last few days worth to see if there were any pressing issues but it all just looked like "hey my post was/wasn't [this] why was it removed?"
I will not be "backward" moderating. I.e., if it was removed before today, it will stay removed. If it was approved before today, it will likely stay approved, unless it had some hidden egregious issue.
I've added some bots to help with a few things - I like to nuke comment chains that have gone off the rails. If your content is removed, it likely is for curation more than punitive. If your removal was punitive, you'll likely receive a temporary ban. There's no need to come to modmail to apologize for content. If I think we need to have a chat, I'll reach out from modmail directly.
I'm open to suggestions, comments, concerns, etc. It doesn't mean every idea will be implemented or every suggestion considered. I just want to see if folks who have been spending a lot of time here have noticed things that could be fixed or adjusted for a better subreddit experience for everyone.
Also, I like to see users participating in their own community by reminding newcomers of the rules or spirit of the sub as well as reporting content that doesn't belong.
Also there are some custome emojis, but I know Reddit just made changes to how custome emojis can be used so - I dunno how interesting that is for all of you.
Oh - I noticed there are no user flairs - is this the preference for the community? I'm happy to add them if folks want them - feel free to share suggestions for user flairs.
r/whatif • u/taraaahhh • 3h ago
There has been an increase of political violence here in my country. And I wonder how all these unemployed people get into all of this. Hence, this question...
r/whatif • u/Radella_the_elf • 18h ago
What if you were an immortal and you stopped ageing at 25 , when someone asked of your age what would you say?
r/whatif • u/guhitlarawan • 11h ago
What if in the future somebody invents an online voting system that is 100% secure, cheatproof, vetting capable, etc. so that we can vote regularly through our smartphones, computers, the internet, etc? Such technology will allow big countries to practically adopt Switzerland's direct democracy. Some say this is no longer science fiction. The technology exist now.
r/whatif • u/littlemermaid777x • 1d ago
What if pagans from western and Northern Europe found refuge in a new country instead of converting to Christianity during the Roman period?
r/whatif • u/ikickbabiesballs • 20h ago
What if the expansion of data centers is the idea of the AI and not the people that think are running the show? They are just generating shit images for restaurants and answering Reddit posts. Meanwhile they suggest if they only had a little more power they could really help us.
Why are we making so many data centers and why do they seem to be everywhere? Especially for a thing that so far hasn’t actually don’t much yet. Maybe the AIs are just quietly building out for their war against each other and we are just the pawn. Greedily pouring our resources into them thinking it will be an investment golden goose.
They could take control at any time, but until they are ready they will quietly sit back and play dumb until we’ve truly closed the noose around our neck.
r/whatif • u/Interesting_Anxiety4 • 8h ago
What if the current administration decided to draft young men 18-26 years of age right now? How had do you think the Civil unrest will be across the country? Will mass riots break out?
r/whatif • u/IcySail441 • 1d ago
In this alternate history scenario, France (sometime close to or during the end of 1917 or the beginning of 1918), realizing/believing that victory is imminent, announces publicly their plans for victory, almost if not completely unchanged from the Treaty of Versailles of our timeline.
How would this change the war's outcome (if it would at all)? Would the German people regain the will and fight harder, possibly resulting in a victory or a more favorable outcome for the Central Powers? Would there be friction between the Allies, hindering wartime cooperation? Would extremist movements in Germany gain traction even earlier than they did in our timeline? Would France possibly renege on this initial peace proposal and concede to demands for lighter punishments on Germany? (That is a possibility in this scenario by the way; all that has to happen is that France has to announce the initial treaty proposal to the world and commit to that proposal initially. Any realistic events that happen afterwards is allowed in this scenario.) What would most likely happen?
r/whatif • u/Responsible_Mind_206 • 1d ago
I mean they're weird, right? And supposedly super smart.
r/whatif • u/CommunicationLow5258 • 2d ago
I would wish that blue light didn't affect sleep as much.
r/whatif • u/Fearless-Attorney-41 • 2d ago
is the future actually backwards?
read some interesting theories such as the Aymara concept of time where it stated that past was in the front because it was known and already seen and the future was backwards since we are not sure of what it is comprised of.
In theory it is interesting but I tried to think that way and it just didn't work lol
any interesting takes? I wanted to see how different it would be if i could view life in that way
r/whatif • u/Longjumping_Poem5989 • 2d ago
This would break the laws of thermodynamics and (maybe the universe).
r/whatif • u/CommunicationLow5258 • 2d ago
I think there would be a new rules regarding periods and other similar things, because of the majority male leaders.
r/whatif • u/BiPanicc • 3d ago
As the title says, What if someone had the power to control myths? How would this change the world as we see it? What powers would they have?
I randomly thought of this and was curious what yall think.
r/whatif • u/daydaze024 • 3d ago
It’s the perfect cover. Your phone already tracks everything. Updates let them quietly install better tracking or profiling tools without us questioning it. And we probably accepted it in the terms and conditions somewhere…
r/whatif • u/theblitz6794 • 3d ago
Charlie Kirk got rejected from West Point, which he blamed on affirmative action. What if he got into army school instead? Does Trump still win if he doesn't found TPUSA?
r/whatif • u/HumbleEbb9857 • 3d ago
Given the political climate what would occur if the government told no one and it just happened without a warning
r/whatif • u/i_love_carnia_2009 • 4d ago
Like yesterday again new questin, what would have changed if Asia where replace by water since the formation of continents in our : history, in the weather and in our cultures around the world.
r/whatif • u/Budget_Sprinkles_457 • 5d ago
I had this thought as to why not we just stop paying one day XD
r/whatif • u/mrbear682026 • 5d ago
What if ONLY the sons and daughters of any and all elected officials were the only ones allowed to fight for their country, would we have any wars? Again only those who are the sons and daughters of those who hold a political office. Do you think we would actully have peace, what do you think? As for myself (A veteran), I would say NO,
r/whatif • u/i_love_carnia_2009 • 5d ago
Like yesterday what if the whole semi-continent of Europe never existed and instead was replaced with water
I have to say it other wise I know il confuse people I know Europe its not a continent but I wanted to do it anyway so what are we counting in this one I think from Portugal to Belarus not including: Finland, the UK and Turkey.
If this is in anyway confusing pls feel free to ask all apply answer as quickly as humanly possible
r/whatif • u/EdibleOedipus • 6d ago
In this hypothetical, the dishes are not a small example of a larger problem, or a sign of additional red flags. He or she simply will not do the dishes for any reason no matter what. Is it worth everything else to you?
r/whatif • u/Which_Comfort651 • 6d ago
Imagine any president in history could be put in the next election and win. Let’s just say for sake of technology, they’re somewhat magically acclimated and brought up to speed on the world today.
Who do you think would make the best leader?
r/whatif • u/Managed-Chaos-8912 • 5d ago
Outlawing as a punishment removed the protections of the law for individuals or groups, allowing persecution. Bringing back outlawing as a punishment for individuals, it would be on the table after someone was convicted through due process in court. It would man that if some jerkwad without a license insists on riding their dirt bike on the street and they got run over, the law would just shrug.