Given that ~90% of native Americans were killed over the first decades of Europe...

vkou on June 18, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ (2018)

Given that ~90% of native Americans were killed over the first decades of European contact by smallpox, measles, and war, it's entirely possible that there had been a worse year for them.

michaelmrose on June 18, 2020 [–]

This is an interesting point context matters.