The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian) / quote 108 of 254
Eskimo emotions depend on community
‘Eskimo emotional states appear to be much more socially dependent than ours. Isolated Eskimos, in so far as they can be observed, seem to be stolid, neither cheerful nor depressed. But once they become part of a community (a family, say) they quickly take on the emotional tone of the community, whether they are intimately