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"cjcampbell"

Too many people try to fight the culture of dependency with a culture
of self-reliance. Although it may be somewhat of an improvement, the
culture of self-reliance says "I am responsible for myself. I have no
obligation to anyone else, nor does anyone have any obligation towards
me."

Really? I doubt you'll find many self-reliant people who would agree.
That's a strawman central to the rest of your argument.

Neither would psychologists or other "self-help" types. He's engaging in
a logical fallacy of "false-alternative".

Strawman, actually.

Both actually.

His statement is a caricature of self-reliance advocates.

He also alludes that one is either dependant or narcistic (?).

Did you mean "false dilemma", BTW?

Yup (most people don't know what FD means, but do understand a false
alternative.)

I also understand what misrepresentation is. I neither said nor alluded
that one is either dependent or nacissistic. I did, in fact, offer at
least a third alternative: interdependent.