I agree, we're totally wired for connection and communion (in the non-religious sense). "Whether people are going to be individualistic or communitarian" is not a question of mine. But connection does not imply codependence, nor does communion imply incapacity for solitude or independent thought. Yes, language constricts what we can think *to the extent that we think with language*. Which, all told, is the minority case except for people who do nothing much but sit and run stories through their heads. Great example: what's going through your head while playing a video game?
I agree, we're totally wired for connection and communion (in the non-religious sense). "Whether people are going to be individualistic or communitarian" is not a question of mine. But connection does not imply codependence, nor does communion imply incapacity for solitude or independent thought. Yes, language constricts what we can think *to the extent that we think with language*. Which, all told, is the minority case except for people who do nothing much but sit and run stories through their heads. Great example: what's going through your head while playing a video game?