Responsible and Irresponsible Dependencies

The cure is "autonomy," another illusory condition, suggesting that the self can be self-determining and independent without regard for any determining circumstance or any or the obvious dependencies. This seems little more than  a jargon term for indifference to the opinions and feelings of other people. There is, in practice, no such thing as autonomy. Practically, there is only division between responsible and irresponsible dependence.
—Wendell Berry, The Unsettling of America (emphasis mine)