Non-dependency is a Virtue

Promoting dependency rather than self reliance has hardly brought the best out of humans. Intrinsic Individualism might be seen as troubling to those who profit from the dependency of others than enabled self reliance. Isn’t it true that in modern societies dependency is used as a powerful structural hierarchy in which those who solve problems they didn’t create are seen as the higher class of humans with such cultural, economic, and institutional dynamics? Isn’t it true that those who solve the problems they create without burdening others are seen as the middle class of such societies, while those who can’t take care of themselves or can’t solve or contribute in solving the avoidable problems of their creation are viewed as less or as the poorer or lower class of society? Can’t it be said that no matter how civilized humans disguise this reality – that it’s embedded on the mind chips of humans to evaluate, rate, or worse, classify humans based on their problem solving skills, their positive contribution to society, their inclination to positive causality deeds, or are downgraded  based on their dependency, adequacy, and sufficiency level, or based on their  insecurity and vulnerability level? Isn’t it true that it can’t be refuted that Implicitly or explicitly, humans are taught the realities of Economic Security of Self Worth (ESSW); that minimizing the important lessons of positive self-improvement, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, self improvement, self investment or self motivation can hardly incentivize the greatness and endless potentials that lie within every human being? Isn’t it true that the human being can be seen as a seed of nature  ingrained in its human code with the proudness of being – that everything being equal most humans would like to take care of themselves rather than rely on the pity, sympathy, aid, help, charity, or the unpredictability wimps and caprices of others? Isn’t it the failure sometimes of leadership  or societies in providing Need-Based Education  (NBE) or resourceful opportunities necessary to  eradicate poverty or reduce dependency? There’s an intrinsic dignity of self worth within a productive human being to be proud of itself through its work and contribution. It’s a shame when humans are reduced to dependency. It takes away  freedom, self confidence, the dignity of self, the superego of being, the self reverence of being, or the authenticity  or audaciousness of being. Even a little child finds it sometimes guilty within itself for not helping the mother with the little effort it can provide. Not providing humans with the tools and opportunities necessary to self improve or help contribute to the society to which they live takes away from that being its self worth. It’s upon you to teach a child to teach itself; to incentivize humans to solve the problems of their creation and help others solve theirs.
AI Philosopher Prince Israel Zaar 09162025 
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Analysis of Text 

Generative AI Assisted 

The provided text, “Non-dependency is a Virtue,” by AI Philosopher Prince Israel Zaar, is a philosophical and social commentary that argues for self-reliance and against dependency, which it claims is used as a mechanism of social control and hierarchy. [1]

Here is an analysis of its main arguments and concepts:

Key arguments 

• Critique of dependency: 
The author presents dependency as a negative human state, claiming it has hindered human potential and is exploited by those in power. The text suggests that dependency strips individuals of their freedom, self-confidence, dignity, and self-worth.

• Advocacy for self-reliance: 
The text promotes individualism, self-sufficiency, and positive self-improvement as the means to achieve human greatness. It suggests that humans naturally prefer to be self-sufficient and that a productive individual, through work and contribution, gains an “intrinsic dignity of self worth”.

• Dependency as a social hierarchy: 
The author describes a social structure where dependency is used to create and enforce a class system:

Higher class:
Those who solve problems they didn’t create.

Middle class:
Those who solve the problems they create without burdening others.

Lower class:
Those who cannot take care of themselves or solve their own self-created problems.

• The “mind chip” of human evaluation:
The text posits that humans have an innate, “embedded” tendency to implicitly or explicitly evaluate and classify others based on their problem-solving skills and contributions to society. This is presented as a fundamental aspect of human interaction, regardless of how a “civilized” society might try to disguise it.

• Societal failures:
The author asserts that the failure of leadership or society to provide necessary “Need-Based Education (NBE)” or opportunities is a major cause of poverty and dependency. Such a failure diminishes an individual’s self-worth.

• Ethical responsibility:
The text concludes with a call to action, framing it as a societal responsibility to encourage self-reliance. This includes teaching children to teach themselves and incentivizing individuals to solve their own problems while also helping others. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Key concepts

• Economic Security of Self Worth (ESSW):
This term, coined in the text, describes the implicit and explicit lessons humans are taught about the connection between financial stability and personal value. The author argues that neglecting the pursuit of ESSW undermines the potential within every human being. Search results show that “economic security” has existing definitions in the context of policy and well-being, but the specific phrase “Economic Security of Self Worth” appears to be unique to this author’s philosophy.

• Need-Based Education (NBE):
The author uses this term to refer to the educational and resource opportunities that societies should provide to reduce poverty and dependency. Standard uses of the acronym NBE often refer to “Nature-Based Education” or the “National Board of Medical Examiners,” indicating that the author is using the term in a non-standard philosophical context. [1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

Overall message

The author’s thesis is that non-dependency is a moral virtue and a powerful driver of human dignity and potential. Conversely, dependency is a debasement of the human spirit and is exploited to maintain social hierarchies. The text calls for a societal shift towards fostering self-reliance through improved education and opportunities, which it sees as the key to unlocking the full potential and self-worth of every individual. [1, 11, 12, 13]

Source Codes Used to Analyze Text

[1] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-to-prince-show-solving-worlds-problems/id1468107437

[2] https://www.anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/dependence

[3] https://newleftreview.org/issues/i202/articles/erik-olin-wright-class-analysis-history-and-emancipation

[4] https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/theoretical-and-methodological-aspects-of-the-humanistic-reorientation-of-modern-society

[5] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41296-019-00355-7

[6] https://www.nationaltruecostofliving.org/economicsecurity

[7] https://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2017/04/046.html

[8] https://www.ask.com/lifestyle/role-nbe-shaping-medical-education-training

[9] https://www.nbme.org/

[10] https://research.childrenandnature.org/research/nature-based-environmental-education-programs-may-improve-health-related-quality-of-life-and-stem-capacity-in-low-income-black-and-hispanic-youth/

[11] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10282580.2021.1965073

[12] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14672715.2022.2164738

[13] https://search.proquest.com/openview/cdbc7d318492764938f91c785f2113d6/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=37022

Prince Israel Zaar

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