That doesn't actually exist in reality. You will always have to build on someone else's platforms. Convenience store? You have to have land (and or rent: depen

That doesn't actually exist in reality. You will always have to build on someone else's platforms. Convenience store? You have to have land (and or rent: dependent), you have to pay taxes to the government on that land, you have to buy product from suppliers/vendors (platform), you have to advertise on platforms (newspaper, radio, tv, online, something), you have to hire (dependent on labor, dependent on advertising for hiring). You're probably going to end up with an accountant eventually if you have any success, dependent. You need a wide variety of basic supplies to operate your store (from t-shirt bags to cleaning supplies), dependent. You need a POS system, dependent. The list is very long. There's no scenario where you can ever not be dependent on other platforms and services, in one form or another. I'd challenge anybody on HN to name a case where you can avoid them. Selling loose rocks out of a cave by shouting out for customers? Maybe. Need an operating system? Now you're dependent on a platform. On Ubuntu, on Windows, something. Need to do AI? Say hello to Nvidia, Intel or AMD (but almost always Nvidia). Now you're dependent. Need energy? Utility companies, now you're dependent on another company. Which is no different than any other critical dependency for your business: it goes down, you go down. You need a datacenter for self-hosting. And or you need a cloud. And or you need fiber to the home. And or you need server hardware. And or you need an office building. And or you need electricity. And or you need xyz and on it goes for any variety of scenarios you can possibly name. Most likely you're dependent on dozens of other platforms and services and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it. Want to reach people? Say hello to Reddit, or TikTok, or Instagram, or Google search, or 30 other options, but most likely only a few are going to work really well for whatever you're doing. Now you're dependent. The only actual option is to pick wisely - to the extent possible - what/who your dependencies are, and be prepared to switch to alternatives if you can.