I remember being twelve and standing on a chair in our kitchen, trying to reach the top shelf. There was a step stool somewhere, but it felt faster not to look for it. Faster to climb. Faster to stretch. Faster to figure it out myself. That was the rhythm of my childhood — just handle […]
Neither of these are making the claim that “learning independence too early” has a causal relationship with not maintaining close friends (might be true, but it’s not being substantiated). Kind of makes me suspect it’s an AI generated article, since it consists of plausible-sounding content that is seemingly spun up out of nothing. The site seems to be publishing 20+ similar articles every day.
The only sources the article cites (aside from the various links to other articles on the same site) are two Psychology Today articles:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-discomfort-zone/202407/interdependence-the-key-to-healthy-relationships https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-therapeutic-relationship/202309/balancing-attachment-and-autonomy
Neither of these are making the claim that “learning independence too early” has a causal relationship with not maintaining close friends (might be true, but it’s not being substantiated). Kind of makes me suspect it’s an AI generated article, since it consists of plausible-sounding content that is seemingly spun up out of nothing. The site seems to be publishing 20+ similar articles every day.