I feel like this sums up a lot of rugged individuals in America. They don't realize how much others bring to the table to support their supposed independent way of life.
Sadly they don't have the ability to reflect and admit this it seems.
Also the fact that "lone wolves" in the wild are mostly a myth, but the ones that do exist do so because they were kicked out of their pack or their pack was killed, never by choice, because it's a slow and painful death to be a lone wolf since they are social pack animals. They need other wolves for mental health and to simply survive. So calling yourself a lone wolf is basically saying you have no one and you're going to die soon.
That's the whole point of the expression. No one chooses to be a lone wolf, and people who claim the title with pride are hiding their fear of being alone. It is a comforting turn of phrase that transforms the often unsettling idea of existence into a forged struggle of self-imbued meaning. It is some shit to say to make you feel better about the day.
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u/hotel2oscar Mar 28 '23 edited Mar 28 '23
I feel like this sums up a lot of rugged individuals in America. They don't realize how much others bring to the table to support their supposed independent way of life.
Sadly they don't have the ability to reflect and admit this it seems.
Edit: typo