That is a very superficial conclusion, and I'm eager to expand on it. The environment was there first, not language. Sure, language is not as fast changing as

That is a very superficial conclusion, and I'm eager to expand on it. The environment was there first, not language. Sure, language is not as fast changing as the environment, so there is some delay which people apparently interpret as "language makes you think in non-obvious ways", but the reality is, that language is pretty much exactly as efficient as it can be and it is constantly adapting to be an optimal fit for the surroundings. Example: When I say: "You are a police man", then one might say that I'm technically wrong. There is nothing about you that makes you intrinsically a "police" man. You might say that your job doesn't define you. But here is the thing: What you do, actually defines you very well in our society. It is very efficient to say: "you are a loser", instead of saying the 'fairer' version: "you are behaving like a loser" because in all likelihood, his behaviour will not change, and if it ever does, you can change if you ever see him again.