I was going to say the same thing as @joesal: it's all individualism. Anarchy is the only mode where that is truly possible in its purest form. Centralization and "central leadership" should be viewed with extreme discretion, suspicion, and (typically) disdain. Leadership is not a negative thing but we should all be our own leaders to some extent.
Idk exactly who you're talking about, but I have a pretty good guess. Thanks for sharing and #carryon.