I think we do need people to succeed – Arnold Schwarzenegger is right (There’s no such thing: self-made man, motivational video).
On another hand, I don’t agree when people claim „Look, I made you do X, it’s due to me, you need to thank me for this”. I have some memories with people telling me: „Look, Olivian did this due to me”. I don’t think that’s fair.
So, it goes both ways:
- You need people in order to succeed.
- People, when they influence you, only do this to a degree: if you take an action, you do so only to a degree influenced by others, you have some influence yourself.
