Quote Originally Posted by Muddytextures View Post
Have any socionist ever put in a serious effort in trying to figuring out what causes people to acquire their types? This could definitely be something that might be worth looking into further.
Heh there's many factors, from prenatal hormones to interactions in early years in life.


Quote Originally Posted by Hacim View Post
I think that general types are inborn but subtypes may be more environment driven. A person has a type that they mentally exist as that would explain their motivations, but subtypes may be more dynamic and alterable based on the circumstances or people having effect on the type.
I actually did not like changing subtype even temporarily. So I believe there is an optimum that you can move away from when you have to adjust to the environment but while changing subtype is certainly possible, in my view it's already more than desirable change.