I feel like what we're really saying here is "everyone has a culture which colors their perspective." I think "programming" implies something more sinister and

I feel like what we're really saying here is "everyone has a culture which colors their perspective." I think "programming" implies something more sinister and deliberate than is warranted. There certainly are people who influence culture, even to sinister ends, but no one is in the driver's seat; it's a complex, leaderless system.