Rethinking Indian Civic Sense and Online Critique

Hey there, I have wanted to share something about my social feed for a long time.

My social feed is pretty normal nothing special. Most of the content is about trends, but a major part of it is also about negative things that I dont even like to see. Im talking about posts and videos about or against religion, political parties, countries, influencers, and sometimes just edgy, ragebait content. Whenever I feel like it has crossed a line and I cant handle it anymore I just reduce my usage of the platform.

But today, I wanted to talk about one of those negative topics specifically "Indian Civic Sense." Maybe I will make posts about the other topics later

Regarding civic sense, many influencers openly criticize Indian civic sense based on let's be honest a lot of intentionally flooded bad content designed to target Indians. Criticism is good and necessary, but there's a problem when a person from another country is openly performing racism against your own people, and you agree with them and start hating yourself as an Indian, or hating the people around you, that's not progress.

These influencers are hard on us but have a soft heart for foreigners, acting as if those places are the cleanest and most perfect in the world.

Let me share my own personal points and stories.
Since childhood, we have been taught not to litter on the road and to dump garbage in the correct dustbin. But honestly? Where I live, there is no dustbin. I have always wondered where the dustbins from the textbooks are because I rarely see them nearby. I feel bad about it. I try to find a good place to throw garbage, but the infrastructure simply isnt there. This is clearly an infrastructure issue.

Here’s another story where I did something that lacked "civic sense." On my first day at the gym, I was so nervous. I didnt know how things worked. A trainer came up put a hand on my shoulder and guided me inside. I was so anxious that I entered with my footwear on even though everyone else's were left at the door. After a few moments, someone noticed and asked me to take them outside. It was so embarrassing. But think about that from a third person perspective: What if someone was recording? Would they know my point of view? Probably not

Coming back to social feeds.
I once watched a video where a newly constructed bridge had just been finished and local kids were stealing the screws from it. Why did they do this? If I were there, I would never do that. But why did those local kids do it? They likely werent educated enough and came from a village background. I dont knownshould we just blame "civic sense," or should we provide them with proper education and resources first?

Criticism of civic sense is correct. But what you see on the internet is not always the whole reality. We need to understand why things are happening.

Littering in public places is obviously not as common in some other countries as it is here, but it does happen here. I am confident it will be fixed soon with enough education programs. In our education system, there has always been a focus on academic performance rather than on living standards, life skills, or the environment. Just for example, it's the digital age, right? How many schools in India teach the basics of cybersecurity? As a result, many Indian teens are becoming victims of doxxing, hacks, and scams.

The point of this post is to know the reality. Improve yourself first. Avoid the false reality of the internet. Civic sense is your responsibility, but its also a reflection of the system. Hating and blaming people shows a mindset that is ultimately not productive in this case.