The pill was just a new form of birth control. People have been using birth control for a very long time.
Which was part of my point, yes. However, the pill is different from some other forms - since the pill, or some pills, apparently do not prevent conception. But that's another topic, and I don't pretend to know enough about that to speak of it in depth.
“The pill was just a new form of birth control.”
No. It was a radically new method of birth control. Also, it was THE beginning of the Sexual Revolution which has been endlessly destructive.
“People have been using birth control for a very long time.”
Yes, but it was NEVER officially approved of by any state or church until quite recently in human history. Notice that? Ever wonder why?
Yes they have - "not having sex" is the oldest form of birth control.