According to some historians, OP is right about the Black Death. For example, it has been suggested that it led to the Renaissance. See for example here:
I am absolutely certain that the OP is correct, I don’t dispute it
But telling somebody who is managing a 40-people firm facing 20x revenue drop that “it might work out as well as the Black Death did” is... kind of missing the whole point, to be perfectly accurate.
Arguably the same after WW2, so I wouldn't be surprised to see a new generation of 'boomers' if our societies go through that kind of phase again. Pure speculation though, and I'd personally rather hope that aspects of our society can reform without a major death toll.
