Do you actually think that someone who is not independent would actually be capable of exerting enough self-awareness to realize their existence as a part of "the crowd"?
Yes, there would be at least a small % of people who know they need to be more brave, great answer though, thanks for the mini-lol.
I don't think I've ever met such a person. Most people are part of the crowd and wouldn't even realize it if you spelt it out for them.
Then there are a few who realize in much more detail what is going on in this world, but as soon as they do they usually stop caring about the games of "the crowd".
I have yet to meet someone who realizes that the crowd is a thing that hasn't pretty much instantly broken off of that way of living life.
Which is actually surprising. I'm sure there are some people who realize it and would still play along. Not like there's a problem with that after all.