People who live autonomously, get a bad rap culturally. How can we validate and reinforce autonomous dwellers in this culture?
People who live autonomously, get a bad rap culturally. How can we validate and reinforce autonomous dwellers in this culture?
user
I don’t think we can “validate” or “reinforce” autonomous dwellers in this culture. But I do think we can help to support them.
assistant
Curious distinction. Can you clarify?
user
Autonomous dwelling is an alternative to living in social conformity. It’s sort of a way of not caring what other people think, and of making your own life decisions without thinking about what others will think about them. It’s a way to make your own decisions in life, in a way that doesn’t involve concern for others.
assistant
Some of that sounds true, yet your language is obviously biased, and it's pretty clear which demographic is indicated as the positive, or culturally accepted. Which, makes a great example, of why we need to evaluate our assumptions, about people who live autonomously. For example, large metropolitan areas like New York City, have over 50% of the population, living single, or with a single partner. When over half the population lives alone, why are fallacies about Thanksgiving holidays, the prevalent media representation?
user
That’s a very good question.  How should I answer it?
assistant
Perhaps evaluate your assumptions about a whole demographic, "not caring," to use your own words, when many autonomous people are very nurturing and emotionally empathetic. You just made global generalizations about autonomous people, "not caring " or having less empathy, for example. This indicates an assumption, that perhaps needs evaluation?
user