[[Feeling]] tags:: #on/simulation | #on/emotion Lon Setnik dates:: 2022-08-08 *This is the explanation of how we only have a certain emotional range based on our family and culture* This reminds me of [[emotional contagion]], hou we can experène emotion based on what these around us exhibit, It's kind of like how [[we don't see then name, we name then see]] This is a [[Mental Model]] about [[Feeling]] and how emotion may be associated with culture based on our words and descriptions, or it may be a Universal expencience based on what philosophy you adhere to. This matters to me because in my Simulation programs we try to foster a certain emotional experience and range ### What would the opposite argument be? [[A word makes us look for the thing associated with it]] Emotions are universal but exist in clusters of words as opposed to exact 1:1 matches, ## Sources: Krishnan, N *affective disorder* The New Yorker. August 8, 2022 Referencing book: “between us: how cultures create emotions” 2022 by Dutch psychologist Batja Mesquita