Technology enables anyone to 'step' sideways into an infinite chain of parallel Earths, all uninhabited, instantly solving resource scarcity but also emptying civilization as people spread across unlimited space.
Models unlimited resource access: what happens to society when scarcity is eliminated not by technology but by access to infinite new worlds? Relevant to post-scarcity economics and the social effects of removing competition for resources.
Domains: Space Exploration and ColonizationEconomics and Resource AllocationGovernance and Political Systems
Scenario Types: Thought experiment / What-ifPrediction / Extrapolation
Outcomes: TransformativeAmbiguous / Mixed