I post at midnight because I'm a rebel.

countries surrounding europe: "its free real estate"

Worst side effect: no more pizza

"disease isnt fun" mild joke in 2017, relatable meme today.

"Half of everyone died" Me: "Perfectly balanced, as all things should be"

"Rest assured, tens of millions of Africans are enslaved," REST ASSURED

"Diease isn't fun" You my friend, have not played Plague Inc.

that would never happen if I'm on the case.

Europe: Dies Middle East: *It's free real estate*

So Poland during the Black Death was like Switzerland during the World Wars?

Read "The years of rice and salt". It's a alternate history novel where 90% of europe is wiped out and it's consequences and ripple effects. Really good book.

Interesting counter point: The world may very well have achieved the same technological and intellectual complexity that we have today in this timeline, but it would not have originated in Europe, but in the Americas. Few civilizations were more complex, diverse, grand in scale, and understanding of astronomy, science, and mathematics than the Mayan empire. Of which we now know, at its peak, was essentially the population center of the earth. During its classic period (A.D. 250-900) its reach covered an area about twice the size of medieval England whilst being far more densely populated. Though the Maya eventually died out, history has proven the geography and resources of the area is capable of sustaining a massive civilization, and even after the Maya empire fell, the western world was no stranger to complex societies among its territories. By the time the European colonization had started and Cortes went off on his mission, there were population centers still present in the area like Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan, all three of which were complex, partnering city states with their own laws, economies, politics, soldiers, and infrastructure. This wasn't the only coalition of its kind either, there were other areas of the Americas that had equally complex people and settlements, such as the Iroquois confederacy which was comprised of five smaller nations (later six nations in 1722), that was governed by a Grand Council, an assembly of fifty chiefs, each representing one of the clans of one of the nations, all of which adhered to a constitution they called the "Great Law of Peace" of which the founding fathers of the United States took HEAVY inspiration from when drafting their own constitution. Evidence has shown the Americas were an equally diverse and complex set of societies, tribes, and nations like Europe was, just spread out over a much greater distance, despite which didn't hinder their ability to communicate, travel, and trade with each other for thousands of years. Had European intervention not occurred and had the Americas been left isolated, there's no doubt in my mind one or few dominant forces in the region would, through however many cycles of power needed, eventually stabilize and sustain a massive civilization or set of civilizations close to or as complex as the one we have today... we would all just be speaking some much, much stranger languages.

Poland was affected by the black death, just not as much as the rest of Europe. This is due to Casimir the Great quarantining the borders and Poland's less dense population size.

The Black Death is like one of those people who got a god-like killstreak.

“hey guys, you like my new tattoo? It’s pronounced ‘Stultus essem’ it mean great warrior, I am like, so in touch with my 6.25 percent european ancestery, my tribe were called the Veekoongs”

Ottoman Empire be like in the Balkans: Hippity hoppity this is now my property

Us Poles are very good at surviving

their should be a video game or a tv series about this alternate universe, seeing a ruined medieval europe slowly being invaded by the other powers would be pretty interesting

2020: Coronavirus Outbreak KZfaq’s Algorithm: ...

Kim Stanley Robinson wrote a book with this as the premise: "The Years of Rice and Salt"

I love that you used 90% fatality rate because, regardless of if you knew it or not, its actually estimated that around 10% of people were immune to the disease. Now, almost every disease has people immune to it anyway but the 10% is because lots of small villages of germany were not warned about the disease at all and all lived in the same large building. They also didn't know how to counter it which means that they still took care of the diseased themselves and buried the bodies instead of burning them. So, everyone in those villages probably got infected but around 10% survived everytime without ever showing any symptoms. So if it infected absolutely everyone in Europe, it would indeed be around 10% that would survive.

Everyone is dying the world is ending Oh god the apocalypse is nearing Poland: Heh

"It's estimated at least a third to even half of Europeans died over 7 years." *THANOS HAS JOINED THE CHAT*

The moral is: Dont be nasty Always live healthy

What if i could get a girlfriend?

Dang it the Black Death stole my kill again

The coronavirus taking notes like: *hmmmmm 👀*

“No more Southern Europeans” Well now I start to care about this

Poland... You’re danm lucky you are

Without any external threat or competition from the neighboring European states, Poland can finally achieve it's destiny and can into Space!

"Disease is bad" *goes on to explain how the Black Death helped Europe develope.*

Does anyone here know why Poland was never affected

"Disease are bad" Well atleast you can skip school

Europe doesn't make "The Final Countdown" in this scenario.

Disease isn’t fun. Everyone in 2020: You don’t say?

thanos: you should have gone for the head! *snaps* half of europe: I don't feel so good! *dies*

Plague Inc. Intensifies

And those 10% are in Poland

Europe being wiped out might be the most peaceful alternate timeline

Play of the game Black Death as Reaper Elimination:75 million

Poland has to save Europe again like they did in Vienna

"Disease isn't fun" really hits more in 2022 than it did in 2017

Poland: ouch!! Rest of Europe: *ohhhhhhhhh my God please help me AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!*

Poland knew the importance of a big and beautiful wall

Poland, place where even plagues don't want to go :,)

“Every European city in town” What?!

CoronaVirus: What are you? Black death: I am you but better.

"half of everyone died EXCEPT FOR POLAND"

"Disease isn't fun" That's subjective Cody

Man, the more I look at videos like this the more I start feeling glad we live in this timeline, even if the world sucks sometimes. Imagine those alternate timeline countries and nations seeing us and how we turned out.

Thanks for recommending this to me during the middle of the CoVID pandemic KZfaq!

Hey AlternateHistoryHub The civilizations in Mexico-ish area were pretty interested in technology, advancement, and were overall not doing too shabby. Is it possible that with these extra centuries of time to develop, they become the technological superpowers of the world? (or at least gotten a lot farther than in our timeline)

who need a history teacher when you got AlternateHistoryHub

Ottomans and Arabic’s when they colonise Europe and see all the ruins but no people: *what the hell happened here?*

There's a book about this very subject called "The Years of Rice and Salt" by Kim Stanley Robinson.

Here, let me contribute to the discussion. [LOUD WHINING]

"Disease Isn't Fun" That would explain how terrible the cancerous comments feel

Lumbago, Tubeculosis and Not Having a plan is the worst disease know to man.

Plague: *exists* Europe: Ight imma head out

video idea: what if the winged hussars hadn't arrived?

I would like make some requests: 1. What if Nationalists won the Chinese Civil War? 2. What if the Ottoman Empire/Turkey never existed? (Like your Russia video, but in this case, it's Anatolia this time) 3. What if Byzantium extended to up to until the 19th century? 4. What if Britain joined the Central Powers? 5. What if Yugoslavia never fell, but reformed into a democratic one that is a member of the EU as well? 6. (BONUS) What if Native Americans invaded Europe? (I hate invading at Sunset, isn't it?)

Good video, Cody. Serious food for thought.

The alternate history novel 'Years of Rice and Salt' comes to mind - although I think it was much harsher than this scenario by wiping out 99% of Europeans! The Gate of Worlds by Robert Silverberg also had a worse Black Death in Europe as its premise.

If the Americas were never colonized, wouldn’t the indigenous people keep advancing much farther than in our timeline?

It will be like you're in Plague Inc

Just got this in my recommended videos. Great.

"The Years of Rice and Salt"

Mongols weren't islamic at that time. They followed a shamanic religion called Tengrism, and were deeply influenced by Buddhism and some variants of Christianism such as Manicheanism. They wouldn't share islam with the Arabs, but would could maybe claim to be the rightful heir to christianism. In any case, the tengrist faith would probably not fade out as it did in our timeline.

What if Einstein did become the president of Israel?

KZfaq algorithm be like: 2017: no 2018: no 2019: wtf bro? No 2020: RECOMMENDED VIDEO!!!

0:01 so true in current period....

Poland cannot to plaque.

1:55 Poland is illuminati confirmed! Thus, Russia and Germany want Poland!

Kim Stanley Robinson explored this idea in his book, "The Years of Rice and Salt."

Wow, that was one of your best videos

The Black Death or the Plague didn't just occur in one 10 year span, it recurred multiple times over multiple centuries.

3:55 "Its free real estate"

WOW YOU TUBE HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR RECOMMENDING THIS NOW

Iceland would probably be one of the last Christan holdouts as the black death never reached the island until the beginings of the 15th century

what if the nuke was never invented?

Do you ever think, "If just one of my ancestors would have died before having kids, I would not be alive." It's truly amazing the history we have in our own lives.

this would be such a great story for a video game or movie

The KZfaq algorithm has a funny way of doing things

The Black Death: Lets go to Poland Poland: Reverse Card

Do: What if the Australians won the Great Emu War ?!?!?

Covid be like: Interesting

Wow, that was a good one!

*IM TRYNA SLEEP OVA HERE*

you should do if all computers blew up on January 1st 2000

There is no colonialism, no world wars, no cold war, no racism, we will live in peace...

"The Years of Rice and Salt" by Kim Stanley Robinson explores this idea as well.

Wouldn't Poland just take over all of Europe though? If they weren't affected then they would of been powerful enough.

What if earth was never invented

Me: Awesome! No Europeans means no African Slavery. 6:27 : WRONG!

You should do an episode or series on the "Fermi paradox", Filters and Great Filters. I think you can tell a lot about how we could NEVER have emitted radio transmissions into space.

Sooooo..... NO DEUS VULT!

Half of every one died EXCEPT POLAND me:😐

That is the plot of The Years of Rice and Salt, by Stan Robinson. Recommended read.

Who all watching this during COVID-19?

Years of rice and salt ???