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pavel_lishinyesterday at 9:44 PM1 replyview on HN

I thought the aftermath of the Black Plague also allowed people to charge a lot more for their labor and services, since most of the laborers, well, died.


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jmalickiyesterday at 9:47 PM

I mean all part of the surplus - you weren't struggling to barely survive so could do other things with your time, and some of the people used that surplus to invest in efficiency.