Betraying Your Owners

Human beings are naturally social. Full development into a complete human being requires a social environment — we learn language from others, we learn our cultures from others, we learn behaviors from others, we learn scientific knowledge from others. We seek out friends and mates — and when neither are around, we go to the mall, the park, or even Facebook and Twitter. We need other people.

People become more individuated through their social environments. While twin studies certainly show the massive influence of genetics, there are still differences in those separated twins that reflect…