Considering how crazy expensive accommodations have become the last couple of years, concentrated in the hands of greedy corporations, landlords and how little politicians seem to care about this problem, do you think we will ever experience a real estate market crash that would bring those exorbitant prices back to Earth?
Interesting fact, the Black Death in Europe gave an opportunity to peasants to get a better life. The ruling class did what the ruling class always does, and try to prevent the peasants from getting a better life. Thankfully, the peasants realized “Fuck this. We have power and we’re going to wield it.”
How the Black Death made life better
What can the Black Death tell us about the global economic consequences of a pandemic?
Social and Economic Effects of the Plague
Effects of the Black Death on Europe