When Everyone Assumed Someone Else Would Act

Everyone noticed the problem.

That was the strange part.

People talked about it quietly. Acknowledged it in passing. Then moved on, assuming someone else would step in.

No one did.

Not out of indifference—but because responsibility felt shared. And when responsibility is shared, it often disappears.

It wasn’t until one person broke the silence that things changed. Not with authority—but with initiative.

Society doesn’t stall because people don’t care.
It stalls because too many people wait.