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Looking back from COVID‑19, which was a surprising long‑term social effect of the Black Death in medieval Europe after it wiped out huge portions of the population?

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Looking back from COVID‑19, which was a surprising long‑term social effect of the Black Death in medieval Europe after it wiped out huge portions of the population?

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Looking back from COVID‑19, which was a surprising long‑term social effect of the Black Death in medieval Europe after it wiped out huge portions of the population?
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