Why is it impossible to be sovereign if you add no value?

Because others who also add no value will sell you out to save themselves - and nobody will stop them from doing so because if you don’t add value -

Nobody really cares if you live or die, make it or don’t

Only if you provide something that people couldn’t access without your existence - does your existence matter to anybody.

The more value you add, the more people have your back, especially when you have to stand up for yourself, and the more sovereign you will be.