>>11398771Not really a mistake but more the idea of common sense was generated by a culture of low-speed communication. In this day and age we are all virtually schizophrenic because of how many information sources we engage with.
Common sense applied because with low-speed communication appeals to a silent thought process or some integration process was a safe bet. These days most people don't change their mind until the internet tells them to.
When you have low stimulation life then thought, or more accurately rationalization, was in the toolkit of most (save for those defined purely by profession).