Spanish soccer pro quits sports in criticism of capitalism

[Razgovory]

The population did rise for a while in the Middle Ages, due to environmental factors.  When those factors reversed, the population declined rather dramatically.

Population rose in medieval Europe in significant part to improvements in agricultural techniques and technology.  It declined temporarily due to catastrophic disease, then quickly revived to even greater levels.  All long before the industrial revolution.

Er, it did not quickly revive to even greater levels.  A hundred years after the plagues the population was below what it had been prior to the plagues.

[The Minsky Moment]

Er, it did not quickly revive to even greater levels.  A hundred years after the plagues the population was below what it had been prior to the plagues.

The plagues recurred numerous times during the late 14th and into the 15th centuries- so a hundred years after would take you to the late 16th century and by then, population was well above prior peaks.

For Western Europe:
1300 - 58 million
1400 - 41 million
1500 - 57 million
1600 - 74 million