In my opinion, this is the most brilliant ideological concept I have ever heard!
Sergey Golubitsky
In the era of communication, when the Internet, media, and communication technologies bring people of different faiths, nations, and cultures closer together, there is a growing need for a unifying idea. The various religions of the world and the cultures of the planet have developed over many centuries in isolation, when there were few opportunities for travel or contact with other cultures. Now, as people travel across the globe for business or leisure, and representatives of different religions, cultures, and nations work together in the same enterprises and live in the same buildings, the necessity of creating a universal ideology that unites them all, reflects the essence of all spiritual teachings, and aligns with modern science has arisen.
In Russia, too, people are awaiting the emergence of a new national idea that will unify and revive our society, an idea that, in line with Russia’s historical spirit, will also become a New Civilizational Idea capable of saving this world, which is currently heading full speed toward ecological catastrophes, social conflicts, and economic hardships.
This article formulates the essence of this national and universal civilizational idea, which, if embraced, can easily correct the distortions in the modern value system, unite society, and lead to prosperity on all levels. This idea is simple, brilliant, easily understood by everyone, leaves no room for doubt, is formulated in two words, and is readily accepted by all. Serving as the foundation for sustainable development, it clearly conveys the essence of all spiritual teachings and explains, in scientific terms, the need to shift from a competitive, egoistic development paradigm.
It is essential to recognize that all the problems of modern society stem from incorrect criteria for assessing societal development. In the current system imposed on society, the state of affairs in a country is evaluated through economic indicators: the amount of investments, economic growth, GDP – the LEVEL OF CONSUMPTION. Yet true progress for individuals and society is not a matter of consumption but of the PROGRESS OF RELATIONSHIPS on all levels.
The progress of relationships is the common denominator that encapsulates the essence of all religions. The commandments of every spiritual teaching warn us against behaviors that lead to the destruction of relationships: do not lie, as lying destroys trust between people; do not steal, as theft breaks the bonds between individuals; do not speak evil, as harmful words erode relationships; do not commit adultery, as infidelity destroys families and relationships. Do not kill (including animals and oneself), as murder is the ultimate end of any relationship.
From the perspective of modern science, what distinguishes humans from animals is our higher cognitive functions—the ability to consciously build and develop relationships. Thus, the development of relationships is the point where science and religion intersect.
The progress of relationships as the guiding principle and goal of human life is the civilizational ideology that embodies the transcendent idea of social justice and mutual assistance. It is the historically justified “New” idea for the revival of Russia and society at large, reflected in the works of V.I. Vernadsky, among others.
The prioritization of relationships over consumption is reflected in many Russian proverbs. "Don’t have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends!" If your goal is to build relationships, and you have a hundred friends, you will also have a hundred rubles, and even more! But if your goal is money, and you betray friendship for profit, you will end up without friends, and soon after, without money as well.

In the same context of relationships, we can look at the expression, “Don’t put the cart before the horse!” The horse is alive, symbolizing relationships, while material progress, represented by inanimate objects, is the cart that naturally follows. At first glance, the difference might seem small—whether we prioritize improving relationships or material progress. But if we put the cart before the horse, we won’t get far; the cart will fall into a ditch at the first turn, and the horse will break its back—this is exactly what we are witnessing now: we are destroying our near future, and countries are teetering on the edge of social, economic, and political catastrophes due to the breakdown of healthy, elevated relationships between people. If the cart is in its rightful place, there’s no need to worry about it: it follows naturally. Prioritizing relationships ensures material well-being and sustainable material progress.
The prosperity and well-being of a society only come when deliberate efforts are made to improve relationships between people. This, and nothing else, should be the goal of the education system in schools and universities. Currently, school graduates are only taught how to make money, while relationships between them are deteriorating to the point where instances of teenagers killing their peers or family members are on the rise. Children don’t know how to build healthy relationships in society, how to respect elders, how to choose a life partner, or how to build healthy family relationships. They are taught something else. All the films they watch from childhood focus solely on money, and every video game today centers on destruction, money-making, and violence. These have become the values of their lives.
People are meant to be loved, and things are meant to be used. Today, things are loved, and people are merely used because of the conceptual shift in the criteria of progress—from relationships to money, to the economy. True value lies not in money, but in relationships. It is relationships, not money or oil, that make a society invincible and strong.
It was our focus on relationships that helped us win the war: our grandfathers shielded enemy fire with their own bodies for the sake of others, thinking, “Let me die, but may others live better after me!” It was this emphasis on relationships that enabled the country to recover from complete devastation in just two Five-Year Plans (10 years!!!) and become a global superpower. “Man to man is a friend, comrade, and brother!” and “Perish yourself, but rescue your comrade!”—these phrases, instilled in the heart from infancy, were the foundation of the unity of nations and the extraordinary achievements in all spheres of art and labor.
Self-actualization of each citizen as the goal of a healthy society
Actualization and self-actualization are the primary and genuine values of life—not money. Money is merely a tool, and when it is made the goal, it halts societal progress and prosperity. The creative self-expression, self-actualization (spiritual progress) of each individual, each personality, is the true goal of a society focused on the progress of relationships.
True self-actualization and the full realization of our talents and abilities can only be achieved without attachment to money, in the spirit of a hobby or service to others, in an atmosphere where one’s abilities are valued, where there is no envy, no perception of others as competitors. Self-development, actualization, and the complete expression of talents are only possible within the framework of developing relationships. Love is about focusing on the well-being of others, in contrast to individualism, which grows from setting oneself apart from others. When a person focuses on economic indicators, they become an individualist inclined toward antisocial actions. Education that emphasizes economic indicators breeds sociopaths who are dangerous both to society and to each other.
When people are focused on economic indicators, they begin to live an artificial life, playing roles imposed on them by “trendsetters,” often suppressing their higher feelings and sometimes acting inhumanely to conform to societal standards of prestige, wealth, and social standing—”to be above others,” “to avoid being a loser,” and so on. All relationships become transactional: “What can I gain from this person?” “How can I use them?”
When we focus on money and personal gain, we are not truly living because our attention is on the future. In contrast, the improvement of relationships is living in the present, living HERE and NOW. To live through relationships, seeing each person as a part of the Divine, is to live a spiritual life, a life in the present moment.
The paradox lies in the fact that in the pursuit of money and personal benefit, a person often acts in ways that undermine their future well-being. However, when we focus on developing relationships—on what good we can do for others right now—our right actions in the present secure a good future for us. This is the “dialectical paradox,” a principle that one must not only understand but feel and apply in life. Since childhood, my guiding principle has been: If you are useful to society, society will take care of you. Don’t think about what you can take from others; think about how you can be useful to people! Moreover, the full realization of our abilities is only possible without attachment to money, in the spirit of serving others.
It is only in the desire to be of service to others that a person can truly blossom, feel like a genuine individual, and self-actualize.
Actualization happens when someone else acknowledges our contribution and praises us—this is important. But self-actualization is far more valuable, as it is independent of others’ opinions. It is an internal joy that comes from within when we feel we are living purposefully, when we live for others. The difference between self-actualization and actualization is like the difference between dignity and pride.
Pride is based on comparing oneself to others. A person feels pride when they surpass others in something or when they are praised. Dignity, however, is an internal self-respect that does not depend on comparisons with others or external recognition. Dignity is self-actualization, an inner satisfaction and self-respect that arises when we feel the value and fullness of our lives, using and developing the talents we were born with in service to others. The ability to bring maximum benefit to society, to actualize and self-actualize fully, can only be achieved by a social person focused on relationships, not on the economy.

Only by prioritizing communication and fostering relationships can a person truly respect themselves, earn the respect and trust of others, and live a full, creative, joyful, and spontaneous life—expressing themselves in the present. This stands in stark contrast to those burdened by complexes, who silence their conscience for the sake of personal gain, artificial honors, fame, or prestige. The best masters are those who create not for money. Paradox number two is that people are most willing to pay for masterpieces that are created not for financial reward, but out of spontaneous creative expression and the desire to bring joy to others. Those who focus on bringing joy to others with their entire lives are incapable of betraying or acting dishonestly toward others.
Those who are oriented toward the well-being of others are like self-guided missiles, always aiming to bring good to everyone in any situation. On the other hand, the more selfish a person is, the more they need constant correction, because the more they think only of themselves, the more aggressive they become and the less sensitive they are to the needs of others. The Bible teaches that the further one is from God, the more commandments are necessary. Angels, by contrast, need only one. The less love there is, the less natural behavior becomes, and the more artificial rules (“prosthetics”) are needed to guide actions toward the well-being of others.
The progress of relationships is the progress of society, and at the same time, it is spiritual progress.
The Vedic culture, which forms the historical core of the Russian worldview, is based on the understanding that we live in three interconnected bodies, three information systems linked by the holographic principle: the physical body that we see in the mirror, the social body, and the cosmic body of the Universe, which is the material manifestation of Vishnu (the Supreme Being). Each of us plays a vital role, akin to a cell (or tissue, or organ) within both the body of society and the giant cosmic divine body. To achieve spiritual perfection, a person must learn to maintain the health of their physical body, cultivate healthy relationships within society, and maintain ecological balance (the concept of sustainable development).
Spiritual progress is the progress of relationships on all levels: both between individuals and between humans (the noosphere) and their surrounding biosphere, Nature, and all forms of life that inhabit our planet. Since we all live in a closed biosystem, this holistic view is also a fundamental part of ecological thinking. From this perspective, it becomes clear that we must prohibit everything that harms the environment, as this demonstrates our care for future generations. For those who believe in reincarnation (as in Hinduism and Buddhism), this also means taking care of their own future since we will continue to live in this world. The progress of relationships on all levels, including care for children, grandchildren, and future generations, is encapsulated in the definition of sustainable development: “No generation has the right to take more than it can replenish and leave for future generations!”
Adopting this principle in practice means moving away from intensive farming that exhausts the soil through the use of chemicals, with the mentality of “after me, the deluge,” and transitioning to natural, eco-friendly agricultural practices that grow food sustainably. At a time when fertile soils are rapidly being destroyed by chemicals and erosion, and when living organisms and natural foods are being threatened by GMO technologies, a return to organic, science-backed agricultural methods—including no-till farming—can restore the soil in 4-6 years, bringing back beneficial minerals and increasing yields by 1.5 to 3 times, all while preserving the soil for future generations. However, this requires abandoning the priority of short-term profits, which private, socially irresponsible corporations pursue, often supported by laws that destroy nature, ecological practices, and ultimately leave humanity without a viable future.

Our care for Nature and our grandchildren (and for ourselves as well, if we are destined to be reborn here) is reflected, among other things, in our actions, such as recycling paper, metal, and glass. Yes, it’s a bit more cumbersome than throwing them into the trash and incinerating them at a waste plant, but by doing so, we protect Nature from resource depletion, from the destruction of hundreds of forests that we do not plant.
Those who enter the spiritual world are those who have learned to act in this educational material system—in the cosmic body and in the social body—as a healthy cell in all these bodies. In other words, those whose relationships with the surrounding world are elevated to the level of relationships that exist in the spiritual world—the level of absolute harmony, which the saints and ancient philosophers spoke of. The state of the social organism is determined by its “metabolism”—the quality of the relationships between its various parts, including their relationship with Nature, the cosmic body. Holiness is a healthy state of mind—a state in which a person no longer opposes their own interests to the interests of others, acting in harmony with the world as part of it. This is what the state of *s-chastie* (Russian for “happiness,” meaning being a “part of something greater”) is—a state to which humans strive to return.
The meaning of life for all created beings is enjoyment (everyone seeks the joys of life and avoids pain). The meaning of HUMAN life is to attain the highest level of enjoyment in the state of *s-chastie*—oneness with the world. This oneness, emotionally and spiritually, is what we call love.
The holographic principle of creation is recognized by modern science. This means that the same principles are embedded at all levels of Creation, and all levels are interconnected: every fragment of creation contains within itself information about the whole. This is why an entire organism can be grown from a single cell—the cell contains the information of the entire body, and even of the entire universe. This is one of the fragments of the multi-level connections between the micro- and macrocosms: the cells in the body and the body itself, between us and the Cosmos. It is akin to how, from any point in the world, you can access information from the entire Internet. This is why it is said that the Divine can manifest in any point of space.
The concept that the soul must learn to:
1) Maintain its body physically healthy;
2) Sustain healthy relationships with others, without placing one’s own interests above others’—living in the interests of the social body;
3) Care for the surrounding world, treating Nature as a mother and as a manifestation of God in the material realm
is the essence of eco-social thinking.
It fits perfectly within the framework of both modern science and all existing religions. It can and should become the platform that unites all people on the planet. This platform is the culmination of philosophy, science, common sense, and the essence of all spiritual teachings. The difference is that atheists may see the conscious development of relationships with others and the world as an expression of human evolutionary perfection, while believers will see this development as an expression of their love for God—the Creator of All That Exists.
On this platform, the self-actualization of each individual becomes the manifesto and goal of social organization: the organism is healthy when every cell within it is healthy. Interestingly, in Sanskrit—the ancient protolanguage, the ancestor of all languages on our planet—two now distinct concepts, “vocation” and “religion,” are defined by the same word: *dharma*. This means that a healthy, harmonious social order implies that a person’s religion is the use of their inherent talents (referred to as vocation) in service to society. This is the concept of *dharma*.
Every cell has its own function. In our body, there are numerous tissues made up of different types of cells: red blood cells, brain cells, bone tissue cells, liver cells, muscle cells, and immune system cells, all of which are different from birth. Similarly, humans are sent into this world by God with different inclinations, and by realizing these inclinations in service to society (the social body), they find happiness. A person who follows their *dharma*, their true nature, is often said to be “in their place,” a natural-born surgeon, musician, or builder.
When a person does what they love (for what they were created), they achieve the highest level of perfection. When we engage in the work we are inclined toward, we pour our soul into it and attain a level of excellence that is unreachable to those who may be doing the same task but thinking about something else. We can learn to walk on our hands, or eat or play the piano with our feet if someone pays us to, but it would not bring fulfillment.
Today, many people do things that are unnatural for them, driven by the pursuit of money, which distorts their psyche. But when everyone engages in what they are naturally suited for, if society values them not for their money but for who they are, the world will quickly heal. Everything will fall into place rapidly. All it takes is to set a healthy priority in society.

Focusing on money distorts the psyche. “Psyche,” in Latin, means “soul.” In countries where the focus is solely on money, more and more people suffer from severe mental illnesses. In America—the country with the highest rates of mental disorders—half of the hospital beds are occupied by the mentally ill. They openly admit this through their popular phrase: “Everyone needs a lawyer and a therapist.” And they take pride in it. Why a lawyer? Because in a society fixated on money, everyone is trying to deceive the other: to take more while giving less, or nothing at all—simply to get something for free, under the guise of “moral damages.” This is why everyone sues each other—people sue people, corporations sue corporations. And in a world of broken relationships, only those who feed off this destruction thrive: “therapists,” who know nothing about the soul’s nature, along with the scavengers of relationships—the legal system, combined with alcohol and drug dealers, and the sex industry.
People are also being carefully misled from the fact, established by sexologists back in the 1930s, that the deepest sexual satisfaction—after which there is no obsession with sex—is achieved only by heterosexual couples who love each other. Couples who do not love each other, and same-sex (gay or lesbian) couples, do not experience deep emotional or sexual fulfillment. As a result, they become even more sexually active and prone to depression, sexual deviations, sexual crimes, pedophilia, zoophilia, and violence. The rise in sexual violence is a consequence of the destruction of deep, meaningful relationships due to a societal focus on the quantity rather than the quality of those relationships. Therefore, even in this context, society’s orientation toward building meaningful relationships would bring immense, incalculable benefits to all.
If we analyze the social structure of ancient Vedic societies among the Slavic peoples and in India, we can understand that they operated under a system resembling monarchical socialism, where the function of the state leader was to ensure that healthy social ties existed in society. That is why the leader was called the representative of God: performing the role of the immune system, they monitored the health of the social organism. The advisors to the Russian tsar were the *volkhvy* (in India, these were the Brahmins)—people who taught the ruler how to govern society so that relationships between people, aimed at pleasing the Supreme, were its highest value. This concept reflects the essence of all spiritual teachings.
This system of governance successfully existed in various parts of our planet for thousands of years. Even modern archaeologists, studying the Indus civilization that once occupied parts of modern Iran, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, note that it was a prosperous society in all respects, with a perfect layout of cities and homes (something we can only dream of today). But most importantly, this society had no privileged elite, and there was no need for a standing army, even though it was composed of many different peoples. Throughout this vast empire, there were no internal conflicts.
This answers a question I was recently asked: “Are there any examples of societies with a high quality of relationships, consisting largely of self-actualized individuals?” According to Sanskrit texts, the main (if not the only) task of ancient rulers was to ensure that the entire society consisted of actualized and self-actualized individuals, focused on the common good.
Some claim that people are driven toward scientific and technical progress only by external harsh conditions. But this is not the case. The self-development of each individual was the foundation of the flourishing ancient India, which thrived in every respect for thousands of years.
There’s no need to mention that ancient Vedic India faced no external threats or harsh weather conditions that would force its people into self-development. People learned and developed on their own, creatively and joyfully, leaving behind masterpieces in virtually every field of science and art. The prosperity of India before the barbaric arrival of the British doesn’t need much reminder either. Five hundred years ago, it was the richest country in the world. On the streets of cities and in temples, there were golden sculptures with eyes made of enormous precious stones. The famous Orlov diamond—the largest in the Russian Diamond Fund—was, as we know, one of the eyes of these golden Indian sculptures.
Skipping over the reasons why the existence of highly developed ancient cultures is downplayed in modern society, I want to note that these were cultures with extremely high (and for us now, often unfathomable) levels of knowledge, founded on socialism—each member of society was responsible for the well-being of everyone else.
As many political analysts rightly note, the problems of modern society began when the Anglo-Saxons imposed upon the world the demonic Roman Law, created by the patricians—Rome’s oligarchy—to legitimize their social inequalities. According to this law, any member of society could now own practically unlimited material resources without any social obligations to use them for the benefit of society. Before this, in all cultures, a person was responsible for using the resources they controlled for the common good.
Returning to theology, it’s important to note that God deliberately created us as interdependent beings because the spiritual world is a realm of unconditional, selfless love—a world of altruistic, elevated relationships, which we are learning through the many-layered connections in this world. Since we are inherently spiritual, caring for the well-being of others is natural to our inner nature. The distortion of this healthy mental state is the root cause of all social (and in essence, mental) diseases and conflicts.
The purpose of true spiritual teachings is to give people the highest taste of life—the taste of selfless, elevated relationships—and to heal the “metabolism” of the social organism. The issue isn’t even about the political system. It’s about the philosophy we follow when making choices. When, through education and a clear media policy, people are encouraged to focus on developing relationships with one another, all economic, social, and other issues will dissolve because happy people naturally want to make others happy as well.

Evaluation criterion
When this concept is first discussed, some might assume that the progress of relationships, unlike economic growth, cannot be quantified. On the contrary, economic indicators do not reflect the real picture because, under the guise of large investments, private transnational corporations often destroy the economies of entire countries, taking control of their money and resources, which formally, according to the numbers, still belong to that country. What good are high investment figures or artificially increased growth rates in the Russian economy if all the profits flow abroad? What if this only leads to an even greater division between the increasingly wealthy and the increasingly deceived poor, exacerbating social tensions—the very illness of society?
Economic indicators fail to capture the true social reality. The true state of a society is better reflected in indicators of human relationships: the number of officially registered marriages, the rates of abortions and divorces, the number of children in orphanages, the level of homelessness and unemployment, the crime rate, domestic violence, corruption, social conflicts, mental illness, suicides, stress levels, and the society’s treatment of nature—what are we leaving for future generations? It is by these figures, not any others, that one can judge the state of society.
The health of the social organism depends on the healthy relationships between all its parts. Assessing growth solely by economic metrics—“body mass”—does not reflect the health of society, as an increase in body mass could simply be due to the obesity of certain parts of the social organism caused by a disruption in healthy metabolism. Ask any doctor: what is the correct measure of health—an increase in body mass or an improvement in metabolism? Even without medical training, anyone can provide the correct answer. Healthy, harmonious growth in body mass is only possible with a healthy metabolism.
How to change the worldview system in society?
To achieve this, a political decision by the head of state is necessary to shift the framework for assessing societal development and well-being from economic criteria to evolutionary ones. This means recognizing and legally affirming that only the improvement of relationships between people, and between people and the world around them, truly elevates humanity to its highest evolutionary level, making individuals fully human. (“Now that we have learned to fly in the sky like birds and swim underwater like fish, we must learn to live on Earth as true humans.”)
The improvement of human relationships is the most critical task for heads of state who rely on reason and science, especially if they proclaim that they and their citizens are believers on a path toward God. The time for empty rhetoric has passed. The time has come for practical actions aimed at healing relationships among people—revitalizing the social organism.
To change the current situation, we must replace the consumption-driven model with a relationship-driven model and align our ideology, politics, legal framework, and educational systems accordingly—especially in the media. First and foremost, we must recognize that mass media is not merely an “entertainment industry” but an educational system that shapes the value system of the masses. In schools and universities, children receive fragmented theoretical knowledge, but it is television that explains how to apply that knowledge in life, what the meaning and values of life are.
Consciously or unconsciously, people imitate the behavioral models presented through films, newspapers, magazines, and television. Education is about creating an image in the mind of how to act in various situations. The media has the greatest influence on shaping values and life principles.
Under the current economic-priority model, the mass media operates not for the well-being of society but for commercial gain. It’s akin to schools being governed not by the interests of the state but by profit. Imagine if all lessons were bought by drug cartels, and children were tested on their knowledge of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use culture.
The most effective educational systems are those in which knowledge and life values are transmitted in a playful and engaging manner. At the Shchetinin Academic Lyceum, for instance, children master a ten-year course in just 2.5 years because lessons are taught in a game-based format. Similarly, the media transmits specific norms, values, and behaviors through books, songs, films, TV shows, pop stars, music videos, and news reports, creating certain images and behavioral stereotypes. In this way, the media has become the primary educational program for the modern world.

Even Stanislavsky once said that the purpose of theater is to educate while entertaining. In other words, it should help elevate a person’s worldview and behavior to a higher level in a captivating way. Today, by the directors’ own admissions, 90% of Moscow’s performances no longer promote goodness but instead spread immorality, vulgarity, and cynicism—leading society downward rather than upward. The situation is even worse in film and television. Driven not by the well-being of society but by personal profit—money earned through the promotion of alcohol and negative ratings, which do not serve our society—many television channel executives and filmmakers are leading society into a pitfall.
Some of them do so deliberately, while others—corrupted by their greed—become engrossed in the process, forgetting their ultimate goal. They distort the public’s consciousness while claiming they are simply showing life as it is, without any embellishments. Perhaps it seems so distorted to them because their own minds are warped. But overall, they depict life a step or several steps below the norm—inviting us to descend with them and “live like everyone else,” like the characters in their shows and films. Take, for example, the TV show “Vacation in Mexico,” where girls are taught that their vacation is successful only if they sleep with at least six different boys. Is this an accurate reflection of the average reality, or is it the reality they are shaping for us? What about “Dom-2”? Or the sitcom “The Bukins,” where children and teenagers learn about “normal” family relationships? Is this really the norm, actual life? No, what is portrayed is the life of moral degenerates. The main characters in films today are often hitmen—people who place no value on the lives or relationships of others. For them, money is the only thing that matters. These films are exceedingly dangerous.
Instead of showcasing the lives of degenerates, moral outcasts, or the clowns of “Comedy Club” across various channels—people who are willing to ridicule anything for the sake of ratings and money, calling it “normal, real life”—we should be showing content that encourages people to take a step upward, not downward. When the leaders of mass media are driven by the well-being of society rather than profits earned from societal degradation, things will change quickly.
The media focuses people’s attention on information of a certain quality, and people’s consciousness, and ultimately their lives, become of that same quality. Take, for example, the film “A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines,” the last film with Andrei Mironov, which vividly illustrates how the life of a society depends on the quality of its information streams. When people’s consciousness is focused on positivity, they become agents of positive change in society. When their consciousness is focused on negativity, they become agents of destructive trends. Today, the media education system teaches people to be selfish.
In the Soviet era, people were taught that “a person is a friend, comrade, and brother to another.” Now, every television channel broadcasts courtroom dramas, embedding the idea that everyone is trying to deceive us and that we can’t even trust our closest family members. As a result, people now live and die in deep loneliness, even if they abide by the law. To destroy society, one must first destroy the invisible bonds of love and trust between people. Yet, it is these very bonds that bring us joy and happiness and make society strong. When the state and the media become oriented toward fostering relationships, the social organism will rapidly heal. Art should honor and promote on-screen honest and noble people who make the lives of others better.
Healthy relationships between people are being dismantled by false notions of freedom and independence from one another. As parts of a single organism, we simply cannot be independent since the well-being of each of us depends on the well-being of those around us. The Earth is very small. We all live in one interconnected social and biosystem. We are all closely linked with one another.
Instead of antisocial ideas of independence, the global civilizational idea should be a Declaration of Interdependence, proclaiming that the evolutionary progress of humankind lies in the progress of relationships between people and the world around them!

With warmth, with respect to you, Alexander Evgenievich Usanin.