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Anon isn't worried about population decline (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Specifically, the peasants had more bargaining power for better conditions because the absolute decrease in their number made each of them more valuable to the ruling class as individuals. There was an increase in peasant revolts and concessions to the peasantry following the black death partly for this reason.

[–] logos@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Peasants only got the ability to leave the land they were bound to to seek better employment elsewhere after the black plague.