01/10/2025
Independence: The Relative Illusion(A GAME)
Independence is often celebrated as the highest form of freedom—the ability to stand alone, make one’s own choices, and owe nothing to anyone. Nations celebrate it with flags and fireworks, individuals proclaim it with pride, and societies treat it as the ultimate milestone of maturity. Yet, beneath its glittering surface, independence is not an absolute truth but a relative condition, and in many ways, a carefully packaged illusion.
No nation is truly independent. The country that claims political freedom still depends on others for trade, technology, or even the fuel that powers its economy. The individual who declares financial independence still relies on systems built by others—the farmers for food, the workers for electricity, the unseen web of interdependence that makes life possible. Independence is never pure; it is always laced with hidden connections.
That is why independence can feel like a scam scheme. It is marketed as self-sufficiency, but in reality, it often shifts dependency rather than eliminating it. The young adult who rejoices at moving out of their parents’ home soon realizes the landlord, the employer, and the taxman have simply taken new parental roles. The nation that breaks away from colonial rule discovers that global loans, multinational corporations, and diplomatic pressures quietly dictate its freedom.
Independence, then, is less about being free and more about choosing your dependencies. It is relative, negotiable, and sometimes deceptive—promising liberation while binding you to subtler chains. The true wisdom lies not in chasing independence as a myth, but in recognizing the balance of interdependence that sustains all of us. Let's get better at the game of INDEPENDENCE.
jobberman E
