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According to some historians, OP is right about the Black Death. For example, it has been suggested that it led to the Renaissance. See for example here: https
by impendia 7y ago
According to some historians, OP is right about the Black Death. For example, it has been suggested that it led to the Renaissance. See for example here:
https://dailyhistory.org/How_did_the_Bubonic_Plague_make_the_Italian_Renaissance_possible%3F https://dailyhistory.org/How_did_the_Bubonic_Plague_make_the...
The Black Death was horrific, but had what I would argue were some very positive long-term consequences.
- qubex 7y agoI am absolutely certain that the OP is correct, I don’t dispute it But telling somebody who is managing a 40-people firm facing 20x revenue drop that “it might work out as well as the Black Death did” is... kind of missing the whole point, to be perfectly accurate.
- take_a_breath 7y agoAnd how long was the period between the Black Death (1347-1350) and the Renaissance? That’s what matters to the people alive today.
- ljm 7y agoArguably the same after WW2, so I wouldn't be surprised to see a new generation of 'boomers' if our societies go through that kind of phase again. Pure speculation though, and I'd personally rather hope that aspects of our society can reform without a major death toll.