Pondering about the emotional impact chords/chord progressions have on our minds is something that I frequently do.
Today, I had decided to surf a bit about that, and stumbled across
this website. One there argues:
Chords don't give us feelings, we give chords feelings.
Do you agree, or disagree?

Personally, I find this realisation quite disturbing. This would mean that I was TOLD how to feel about music! Outrageous! Shocking!
Unimaginably disappointing!

That means that my ENTIRE concept, artistic vision, and emotional and perhaps even
spiritual perception of music has been shaped by OTHER PEOPLE. This feels
PERFECTLY unfair!
So this would mean that a minor triad is sad because someone else tells me it's sad? A major is happy because others say so?!
Pathetic. That would be like liking sugar because others say it is sweet and pleasant to the tongue!!!

I won't deny that there are lots of factors that can affect the way a chord, or chord progression, moves us, in the emotional sense. However, to say that it is
purely the work of socio-cultural aspects seems to be disturbing.
What do you think??