When did common sense stop being common?
There are things in life that, at first glance, should be simple, intuitive, or even logical. But we live in a world where it’s necessary to state - in black and white - that “the cream is not for oral use” or “please keep the garage door closed.” And the most ironic part? Even with the warnings, someone will always ignore them. The real question is: when did good sense stop being… common sense? These days, obvious instructions have become part of the urban landscape. No one even blinks at a beauty product that says “for external use only,” as if eating moisturiser were somehow a real possibility. But if that sentence is there, it’s because someone, somewhere, tried it. Or worse - maybe they even sued the company for not warning them. This phenomenon isn’t limited to products. In buildings across the country, we find improvised signs - almost always on an A4 sheet pinned to a corkboard - that read “please keep the door closed,” “avoid noise after 10pm,” or “d...
