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deft@lemmy.wtf 4 days agoI actually think this whole concept of independence is pretty bad for society. Americans are so isolated. I get people have shit families but we often have shit families because of this concept of independence being so important.
We have 0 sense of community in America and it stems from the me, me, me, my independence stuff.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Cool. I don’t. I fucking love being independent and most independent people I know love it too. The most unhappy people I meet and have known were those who were co-dependent on their families, even if they were living alone, because they never developed emotional of fiscal dependence and a self of autonomy and self-actualization…
I don’t have a lack of a sense of community at all. But I go outside of my house and do fun shit at least 2-3 times a week. I don’t sit around on the internet complaining about how awful the world is and how awful my life is… weird how that works! Weird how being an independent self-actualizing adult is a really positive thing that makes life happy… and the alternative makes life miserable.
Almost as if you want to feel good about yourself you should… go outside and participate in life.
deft@lemmy.wtf 4 days ago
Dunno why you’re so aggro about it but okay. Nobody cares what you do and nobody is saying you don’t do them. Relax.
There is a difference between independent, in a community and codependent. It isn’t just codependent and independent.
You seem pretty angry though so maybe you should step back and think about why you’re so mad at others saying independence isn’t the greatest thing since slice bread lol
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 4 days ago
“let me tell you about how much I don’t care about what you say”
are you sure you’re not projecting your own anger here? entirely?
Community has nothing to do with it. You are either independent, or co-dependent on someone else. It’s a choice you make.
But lemmy here tends to hate the concept of choice and responsibility, because you know, everything is an evil conspiracy by billionaires… lol
deft@lemmy.wtf 4 days ago
Whiny and angry. Yeah you definitely are not independent. Emotionally small and immature.
Shut up nobody cares.