• DarkCloud@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    8 天前

    I really thought COVID would be a bit more successful in this regard, give us a bit more room on the streets, shake loose some of that boomer wealth.

    Gosh dang the black plague generation has it easy in comparison.

    • superkret@feddit.orgEnglish
      82·
      8 天前

      In Capitalism, the death of 1/4 of the population would just further concentrate the wealth at the top.

      • Hawke@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        8 天前

        Nah, they need the workers to leech from. Think how much power the workers got from Covid as it was, losing less than 1% of the population; can you imagine how much in-demand labor would be with a 25% loss of supply?

        • limer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          3·
          7 天前

          Huge boost for working people. People were able to negotiate for better pay, and travel to another employer if the pay was too low.

          It was a social revolution for the survivors.

          But it was more like a 50 to 60% reduction in supply. That Black Death did not mess around