Interesting images you evoke with these statements, Rosa. What is even more. . . odd is that I dreamt of vampires last night. Or rather, hippie dippies playing at vampire games. Weird. . . . You're not a vampire after my soul, are you? Maybe you do have Frank in your clutches. And he's not quite dead, is he?
Frequent. But is it required? Independence a trait of the indifferent. Is indifference a trait of the independent? Likely not always. Interesting blend of traits we have going here.
Perhaps you misunderstood my original intent (on second thought, I don't think you did, but I'm not erasing this paragraph anyway.
) Once you brought in independence with Frank, I related it to indifference, but only as seeming similar to indifference as an outward sign. Something easily misinterpreted. Indifference may work in the short term but in the long term, it will most likely drive people away. Unless these others are seeking indifference. Which, of course, many seem to. But, I wonder about these people. These people who wouldn't join a club with themselves as a member. Brings to mind damaged goods.I do see what you're saying about indifference and 'not caring'. Interesting stuff. I would agree with Fenris and say that they are certainly not universal definitions (but, in the end what is?) But, certainly would work for wrinkling out some ambiguities of the original word. There are more than one kind of indifference.
With your added state of 'not caring', we have three types of apparent indifferent seekers. Those who are really looking for an independent sort. Those who seek your indifferent sort. And those who seek the not caring sort.
The first I would consider the most healthy. The second would likely be healthy as well although tending towards something. . . unhealthy. While the last is likely self-destructive and self-hating.
What says you?