The answer is consumerism
What comes with independence is the freedom to make your own decisions and do what you want without fear of restriction or consequences from some higher authority. If you make it clear to the world, you are declaring that no one can own you and tell you want to do or what rule you can follow.
John locke is the one who believed that
I believe it is ¨there is a shortage of 2,000 bikes¨ because if they demand 8,000 bikes but only make 6,000 bikes there is a shortage of 2,000 bikes