Hacker News with Generative AI: Hypothetical Scenarios

Ask HN: What Problem Would You Solve with Unlimited Time and Money? [Apr 2025] (ycombinator.com)
I love the innovative ideas and unexpected insights from HN citizens. Let’s go deep—what challenge would you tackle if resource was not a problem?

Hacker News, Problem Solving, Hypothetical Scenarios, User Feedback

26 points by hedayet 13 days ago | 41 comments

What if the Earth rotated 90 degrees? [video] (youtube.com)

Earth, Rotation, Hypothetical Scenarios, Science, Video

12 points by skibz 24 days ago | 0 comments

Programming Language for the End of the World (wired.com)
Once I started thinking about the apocalypse, it was hard to stop.

Programming Languages, Hypothetical Scenarios

24 points by darreld 31 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: How do you propose to rebuild industry in a post-apocalypse world? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: How do you propose to rebuild industry in a post-apocalypse world?

Post-Apocalyptic World, Industry, Rebuilding, Survival, Hypothetical Scenarios

20 points by hnthrowaway0315 32 days ago | 70 comments

Survey of physicists about the threat of vacuum decay (effectivealtruism.org)
TLDR: Vacuum decay is a hypothesized scenario where the universe's apparent vacuum state could transition to a lower-energy state. According to current physics models, if such a transition occurred in any location — whether through rare natural fluctuations or by artificial means — a region of "true vacuum" would propagate outward at near light speed, destroying the accessible universe as we know it by deeply altering the effective physical laws and releasing vast amounts of energy.

Physics, Science, Hypothetical Scenarios, Universe, Existential Risks

8 points by jessriedel 43 days ago | 2 comments

What would happen if you made a planet out of fish? (james-simon.github.io)
In the fall of 2019, Ryan Roberts and I gave a talk to high schoolers at Berkeley Splash on analyzing absurd scenarios with real physics.

Physics, Science, Hypothetical Scenarios, Creative Projects

22 points by jxmorris12 120 days ago | 2 comments

We don't trade with ants and why hypothetical AI:s won't, either (2023) (datagubbe.se)

Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Hypothetical Scenarios

19 points by AlexeyBrin 231 days ago | 15 comments

Ask HN: If Stripe turned Evil, how much damage could they do? (ycombinator.com)

Stripe, Business, Hypothetical Scenarios, Technology

6 points by promiseofbeans 238 days ago | 7 comments

Ask HN: Is it possible for the world to lose track of what time it is? (ycombinator.com)