How so? If your argument or assumption is that civilization is directly linked to dependence and individual helplessness that seems like a terrible long term strategy.
I don't agree that civilization demands dependence, by the way. We can choose to buy food from someone else while knowing how we would do it ourselves, ideally with some experience. We can buy our food from someone local, reducing our dependence by shrinking the loop is a huge improvement on what we have today.
I wasn't arguing that specialization is bad or evil, but I would argue that too much specialization can lead to a fragile system.
I would venture that you are able to live this life because others are not. What if everyone was growing their own food, and fixing plumbing: who would be a doctor, a snowboard maker, making phones/internet that we rely on to plan/communicate/learn. Its almost impossible to do everything by yourself, unless we go back to the life of our hunting ancestors
I don't agree that civilization demands dependence, by the way. We can choose to buy food from someone else while knowing how we would do it ourselves, ideally with some experience. We can buy our food from someone local, reducing our dependence by shrinking the loop is a huge improvement on what we have today.
I wasn't arguing that specialization is bad or evil, but I would argue that too much specialization can lead to a fragile system.