Answer:
1) Less likely to have so much debt
2) His brother would have more freedom
3) Wouldn't have been involved in gang fights
4) Had the chance to improve his writing
5) Had support if the Soc still was killed
6) Wouldn't have made a run for it after Johnny killed the man
7) He probably wouldn't have been around Dally as much
8) Could have lived a happier, less troubled, life.