In that case, what in-universe information would need to be ignored in order to shift S1 to an earlier date?

@SpaceLemonade They don’t mention the Snap because it was several months after it happened. Many people have tried to continue life as best they could.

...Wasn't most of the main characters trapped in the Dark Dimension during most of the snap anyways. How would they know what happening across the world in Wakanda?

@IronWidowMaikuB The Snap didn't just happen "across the world in Wakanda". Half the population of the entire universe was erased.

Plus, not all the characters were trapped in the Dark Dimension during that time - most of the adults, for instance - and none of them hint at it having happened either.

@Nathanial Higgins The effects of the Snap would still be evident, even if no one talks about it. For one, there should've been way fewer extras around. We also see in Endgame, that even 5 years later people still struggle with what happened. A few months later the wounds would still be raw.

@SpaceLemonade By that logic, you would think there would be fewer extras in and around the Diner scene or in San Francisco in Avengers: Endgame. Also, that same movie, as well as Spider-Man: Far From Home, WandaVision, and Hawkeye, show that many people did move on.

The Runaways during that time were a little more preoccupied with Morgan Le Faye.

The real answer is that it is in another universe, and its not part of the MCU timeline.

@ScarletStrange0402 That would be a sound theory if the official word from Marvel didn’t state otherwise. Every official word from Marvel Studios, Marvel Entertainment, and Hulu have stated that it is set in the sacred timeline.

I mean not on Disney plus, plus its been confirmed that one of the runaways mom (the magic girl I forget the name) is in Doctor Strange and is guardian of the Hong Kong sanctum

Same name, but different character. The MCU has two people named Jackson Norris.