The monumental death toll shaped contemporary morality and a "live for the moment" approach to life infused Europe during the slaughter, and after the deaths tapered off.

死亡人数之多甚至改变了当时人们的人生观，在黑死病肆虐时期，人们只相信“活在当下”，这种情况直到黑死病的蔓延减弱才得以改变。