• Ledivin@lemmy.world
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    3 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

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      3 days ago

      That seems…obvious?

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