What Would the World Look Like If

What Would the World Look Like If European Colonizers Had Stayed Home?©
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The Renaissance was more than just incredible art — it involved new ideas, technological advancements, and a broader global view. Combined with a growing desire for wealth and resources, this ignited a spark in several Europeans to explore the unknown and venture into the uncharted territories of the world. (These countries escaped colonization.)
Between the 15th and 20th centuries, 10 of these European countries colonized nearly the entire world. Colonization brought technological advancement, infrastructure, education, and medical care even to the most distant places. Unfortunately, along with that came the massive theft of natural resources, death by unintentionally introduced diseases or deliberate genocidal practices, and a lasting legacy of economic inequality and resentment. But what if that had never happened? What would the world be like today if Europeans had just . . . stayed home?