“The Comeback of Common Sense” — A Manifesto for the Return of Decency

There is a moment—after the thrill fades, after the regrets settle—where something inside whispers:

"This isn't who we are."

This article is for that voice.
For the silent majority that still craves decency.
For the human in all of us—aching to reconnect with what’s real, respectful, and right.

WHAT WE'VE LOST 

• Common Sense – That quiet guide that once told us, "Maybe don’t post that."
•  Self-Respect – The internal compass that once made us proud of who we are, not how many saw us.
• Boundaries – The invisible lines that protected intimacy, privacy, and dignity.
• Empathy – The ability to imagine how others might feel if we filmed them mid-crisis, mid-argument, mid-breakdown—for clout.

                 We traded them—for attention.  

But What If…

We paused before posting?

We chose conversation over confrontation?

We let people cry, eat, dance, mess up, laugh—or simply exist—without filming them?

We started celebrating wisdom over wildness, authenticity over audacity?

5 Small Acts That Could Save Humanity (and Your Soul)

1. 1. Think before you film.
      If someone was filming you, would it feel right?
   2. Refuse to engage with shame content.
      Don’t share it. Don’t like it. DON't FEED THE BEAST.
   3. Raise your standards, not just your views.
      Choose to go viral for something worthy.
   4. Talk to the next generation. 
      They’re growing up thinking attention equals approval. Remind them of real worth.
   5. Model presence and empathy.
      Look people in the eye. Listen. Be the kind of human who sees other humans

🙏 LET'S MAKE RESPECT GO VIRAL 

Let’s use our platforms to heal, not humiliate.
To raise voices, not ratings.
To lift dignity—not skirts, not curses, not chaos.

You don’t need to go viral to matter.
You just need to be real.
And respectful.

Because at the end of the day, the most human thing you can do is protect another person’s humanity—even when the whole world is watching.

Especially when it is.

FINAL WORDS

We don’t need to go back in time.
We just need to go back to our senses.

Because the world doesn’t need more views.
It needs more values.

And it starts with you. With me.
With all of us reclaiming one quiet, radical choice:

TO BE DECENT AGAIN.