People who are truly independent are usually (rightfully) regarded as arrogant and selfish... It's only natural, since they don't give a shit about other people's opinion...
That should not be confused with pure stupidity(to keep blindly doing the same mistakes again and again).
There's a great song by one of Brazil's greatest song writers. His name was Raul Seixas:
"Eu sou Egoísta"(I'm selfish)
If you think you have little luck
If you worry about illness or death
If you are afraid of hell
The eternal fire of God, of evil
I am star in the abyss of space
What I want is what I think and what I do
Where I am there is no bogeyman
I always go forward into the infinite nothing
Flashing my rock, my cry
My sword is the guitar in hand
If what you want in your life is only peace
Many sweet things, your name in theaters
And if sugar takes too long to come you become upset
And you cry, you pray, you ask, beg ...
While I always taste the vinegar and wine
What I want to have is temptation along the way
For man is made through exercise
I know ... I know the purest taste of honey
It's just defective gall
And that war is a product of the peace
What I eat as a full plate
It may be your poison
But how will you know ... without tasting?
If you think what I say fascist
Mixed, or simplistic anti-socialist
I admit, you're on track
I am ista, I'm ego
I am ista, I'm ego
I am selfish, I am,
I am selfish, I am,
Why not ...