Another enjoyable newsletter, Ed, and it's great to hear your community's growing.
For me, independence means exactly the things you listed above: free from outside control; not subject to another's authority; not depending on another for livelihood or subsistence.
As you know, I think it's really worth thinking what they mean in the context of how we operate and communicate in the modern world. Basically, 'be the goalposts' — https://jacklowe.com/be-the-goalposts/ — and remember that excellent quote by Jaron Lanier:
“We cannot have a society in which, if two people wish to communicate, the only way that can happen is if it’s financed by a third person who wishes to manipulate them.”
Another enjoyable newsletter, Ed, and it's great to hear your community's growing.
For me, independence means exactly the things you listed above: free from outside control; not subject to another's authority; not depending on another for livelihood or subsistence.
As you know, I think it's really worth thinking what they mean in the context of how we operate and communicate in the modern world. Basically, 'be the goalposts' — https://jacklowe.com/be-the-goalposts/ — and remember that excellent quote by Jaron Lanier:
“We cannot have a society in which, if two people wish to communicate, the only way that can happen is if it’s financed by a third person who wishes to manipulate them.”
Keep well and keep 'em coming!
Jack