• Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Look what happened after the plague, 50% of the population was gone.

    It broke the back of the Catholic church and feudalism. Peasants got their first pay raise… ever.

    • Ledivin@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      It broke the back of the Catholic church and feudalism. Peasants got their first pay raise… ever.

      You’re missing maybe the most important part of this: …eventually. It was at least 40 years after the plague hit, and probably more like 70-100, depending how exactly you’re counting. AKA it might get better after we’re all dead

      • Talcosis@lemmy.zip
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        2 days ago

        That seems…obvious?

        Why would the effects of reduced population happen before the population is reduced?