Well, sure. Pander to the village is the only way to survive. That said, his pandering includes an open invitation to kill him, which I find odd.canaan wrote:once the independent has been revealed to the village, it is their best interest for longevity in the game to pander to the village. if the independent can prove worth to the village, they stay alive. its the independent's only chance at any type of survival.
source: ive been an independent before.
The possibilities would seem to be:
(1) Cbear is being 100% truthful. (If this is the case he's literally given up on winning the game as an independent)
(2) Cbear is holding something back and gains something by surviving even just through today, or...
(3) Cbear is holding something back and benefits in some way by being killed. (He's invitation to kill him is just shy of requesting to be killed, I think)
Does anyone really believe (1)?