>>>How could they be standalone when they are a part of something bigger?
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>>In the temporal sense. They start, last and stop by themselves, no need for any external control and/or actuator. Hey, even your standalone exe is part of the machine, OS, folder... We're all members somewhere.
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>Are they? Next week day starts exactly when previous ends

I'm calling that good coordination, not dependence. Even though they have no choice, at least they don't have to wait for someone to start them.

Or maybe someone who (organizes an event which) "starts monday" is just a little Napoleon, imagining that without him it wouldn't start. While I would say it's nuts and sort of stupid, why not, let this person enjoy the lunacy. Whatever one gets high on, as long as it's harmless.