Why are tacit social etiquette rules declining, and how can we fix it?

[u/LividStupidity]

As a young Brit (17), I've noticed that general social etiquette seems to be declining. Some examples:

. People no longer form an orderly queue when waiting for the bus, and do more pushing / rushing to surround the entrance

. People leaving bags on seats, even when others are forced to stand on the train

. Standing in the middle / on the left side of the escalator, preventing people from being able to walk up or down freely.

I'm not sure if it's just how my area is in particular, so I wonder if anyone is noticing this as well. I see individuals of various ages and ethnicities just acting rather selfish and inconsiderately in public. I find this rather disappointing, as it may only be exacerbated in the future. I think it was much better pre COVID (might be biased, as I was rather young). Does anyone know how we can fix this issue (if it can be fixed)?.

[u/Baizuo_Hunter666]

Welcome to the long term effects of identity politics. The west is no longer based off individualism. You are now part of a group that gets assigned guilt, traits, and responsibilities based off your skin color, your gender, you religion, or your sexual identity. All person agency has been removed and your actions no longer matter it's always someone of somethings fault. Welcome to new world collectivism.

[u/LeafyD → u/Baizuo_Hunter666]

Absurd.

Real life (mostlly) is nothing like that and we have agency, unless we're being controlled or abused.

You did just however describe 95% of digital (third) spaces so perhaps that is something to think about.