I have a theory that language does shape individuals and societies. As someone who speaks 3 different languages (and learning one more), I’ve noticed interesting things.

For example, in one of the languages I speak, husban and wife literally means owner and woman. So a woman would say that he is her owner, while the man would say that she is his woman.

Some languages have different “you” meanings. There is a “you” for someone you know, a formal “you”, a “you” when addressing someone older than yourself.

While these things sound minor, I do believe they shape the thinking of individuals and societies.

I have a blog post draft about it, and now you reminded me that I should probably proofread it and publish.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirah%C3%A3_language

As a controversy to the theory of linguistic relativity..