alt Hacker NewsTrue [x] independence in even a small capacity has a value beyond just money.
..water.. ..food.. ..housing.. ..information..
I get what you are trying to conveying, I just wanted to highlight the semantic generality of the statement if it stands alone.
If you have a house in the countryside, then water and food are relatively easy. You've got your own well and septic system for water, and plenty of room to stock up on food, plus you can supplement your diet by growing your own vegetables and raising chickens, fishing or hunting as seasonally appropriate per your local regulations.
The well and septic system require no real effort on your part once installed, though you may find harvesting your own food to be too time consuming or labor intensive to really be actually independent.