Very interesting article. You summarized the problematics around emotions very well. I would like to offer an additional perspective: Effective Emotionality and the difference between Emotions and Feelings. I truly believe that this is actually the answer to our issue. Emotions are just simple raw internal signals which turn into feelings through socialization and cultural understanding. I did a TEDx talk on this and wrote an article. The Space Between Emotions and Feelings is the talk and Effective Emotionality in Difficult Conversations the article. Would love to hear your opinion.