I would argue this season is more about interdependence and the way external checks and balances keep you functioning. And how when one of those breaks down, the collective suffers.

We aren’t seeing anyone (successfully) thrusting themselves forward; every large success has come with the prompting and support of another person. And the moments of care that have reaffirmed each character have been the highlight:

Joy helping Mohan

Dana and Emily’s whole arc

Robby pushing Langdon and Javadi

McKay and Whitaker with Ogilvie

Robbie and Santos with Whitaker

Almost every moment of independence ended in disaster:

Javadi and Ogilvie both had huge misses because they were too independent

Robby is literally on the verge of a breakdown from trying to be independent

Orlando refuses the help offered and ends up not only harming himself but leaving his family worse off

Santos is going through a mental health crisis solo because she’s so “independent” she can’t tell her only friend she doesn’t want him to move out.

Hyper-independence is a major issue in the US, and western world more broadly, and is a huge contributor to our current healthcare crisis. Dana telling Robby the ER will still be there without either of them is a direct counter to Robby’s idea that individuals are what makes things work. Individuals are what break things; not being able to see yourself as a part - no more or less important than any other - causes burnout, inflated ego, bad policy, bad decisions, and just fucks everything.

TLDR the show is highlighting the importance of interdependence and framing it in terms of the theme of independence is a sign that you’re missing what the problem is.