Pick any Country in the World of similar size and population and compare it to Scotland,
some eg.
Food & Drink.
Tourism.
Tech Industry.
Renewable's.
Fishing Sector.
Bio Tech.
Farming.
Then add,
Oil.
Gas.
Water.
Then add,
AWESOME folk who live here.
Then get back to me about us being 'Too wee. Too poor. Too stupid, to be Independent.'