Originally Posted by
Vex
That does sound like a pretty healthy way to use socionics. I think when people get too caught up in chasing after a dual, they can miss out on other people who may just as well be compatible. In socionics, there's a huge idealization towards duality, but TBH there's nothing wrong with liking people who are similar to you. A lot of people do see socionics as a cheat code to look into people and understand them better, haha, which is cool.
I will admit, even though I can be pretty critical of how duality is handled (even though I still think it's fine), videos and pictures of duals are pretty cute. And their interactions are interesting to analyze.