When you depend on one person, you are not independent; when you  depend on many, you depend on no one, Pashinyan clarifies

ArmInfo. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, attempted to explain that independence, in reality, means replacing dependence on a few with dependence on many. This narrative is actively promoted within the framework of his "Real Armenia" ideology.

"Let's imagine you have one water supplier, and this one supplier  brings you one bottle of water every day.  When you have one water  supplier, under these conditions, your dependence on them is 100%,  and you both know it because you have no other water suppliers,"  Nikol Pashinyan clarified during a Facebook live broadcast on March  18. According to him, this means that the water supplier has leverage  over the consumer, for example, in terms of price. They can dictate a  specific price, have other explicit and implicit expectations, and  impose certain decisions with delays and delivery postponements.

"There's also the possibility of force majeure: something could  simply happen to this water supplier, for objective reasons-for  example, they could get sick, have an accident, or end up in prison  somewhere-and they won't be able to deliver your water. Thus, this  small supplier creates 100% dependence for you. If you have two  suppliers, your ability to maneuver in these situations increases by  50%. That is, if one supplier tries to dictate the price, you have  the opportunity to negotiate with the second, and you, the first  supplier, and the second supplier, are aware of this. Consequently,  your degree of independence here increases to a certain extent," the  Prime Minister noted. Pashinyan continued explaining that if a person  already has three water suppliers in a similar situation, then not  only does independence increase, but an additional advantage emerges.  While previously one supplier could dectate a higher price, in this  case the advantage shifts to the individual, as it becomes possible  to negotiate prices with three suppliers. A buyer, if offered an  unfavorable price, can reject that supplier and turn to another.

"Therefore, this significantly increases your independence. And with  all these parameters, your independence, your ability to conduct a  pricing policy, and the reliability of supplies increase. Imagine  having four to seven suppliers instead of three. In this case, you  can be confident that deliveries will always arrive on time. If  someone doesn't arrive on time, you can simply refuse them, and by  refusing one, you demonstrate to the others that they will fulfill  their obligations properly, on time, and at the most favorable price  and quality. This is precisely why independence replaces dependence  on a few with dependence on many. When you depend on one person, you  are not independent; when you depend on many, then you essentially  depend on no one," the Armenian Prime Minister stated.