Carl Jung had some interesting ideas about this (not micro-chips 😁) in his concept of the collective unconscious; there are also ideas about collective memory, especially in communities that have experienced tragedies, and how that shapes identity; and Lev Vygotsky explored lots of ideas about how identity is created. The consensus seems to be: generally not in our control. And this is before we get to micro-chips 😅
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Collective unconscious and memory is just logical. We all come from the same place, so it only makes sense that some of those memories were passed down. I think science has now shown that memory can be stored in DNA, so that would seem to give firm support to Jung's ideas. But I'm wondering going forward if we will come together in a much more literal way. If that step to interfacing humans with machines (and the internet) comes true, then it seems inevitable that it happens.
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