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Posted on Tuesday, 18 May 2021 Source tilthat Via commodorecliche
tilthat

TIL that the Plague solved an overpopulation problem in 14th century Europe. In the aftermath wages increased, rent decreased, wealth was more evenly distributed, diet improved and life expectancy increased.

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ginger-ale-official

I’m gonna break you over my knee like a twig

gilarroyo

the reason this happened wasn’t because of overpopulation, it was because for workers had gained bargaining power due to a shortage of labor, as well as a realization that society could radically change (i.e., if the plague can do it, why can’t we bargain?). on mobile so i can’t source properly but here’s a couple links:

After the Black Death: labour legislation and attitudes towards labour in late-medieval Western Europe
Download Citation | After the Black Death: labour legislation and attitudes towards labour in late-medieval Western Europe | The Black Death
ResearchGate

https://news.stanford.edu/2020/04/30/pandemics-catalyze-social-economic-change/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4758726_After_the_Black_Death_labour_legislation_and_attitudes_towards_labour_in_late-medieval_Western_Europe

How pandemics catalyze social and economic change | Stanford News
Throughout recorded history, pandemics have been effective levelers of social and economic inequality – but that might not be the outcome th
Stanford News
doctor-seamonster

The sort of brain poison that makes you side with ecofascism before thinking about collective bargaining.

death2america

Because under capitalism people see fascism as more feasible than a society that isn’t reliant on inequity

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