Gradiation

I know this feel bro.

It's difficult for me to form these perspectives.  I can literally feel internal mental resistance trying to force everything back into neat binary definitions, but time and again those definitions fail to accurately display reality.

I like to think that what is really going on are a series of factors in how the brain interacts with itself, and most importantly how it learns to interact with itself through development.  Patterns emerge, but they're formed on a deeper level of components, and it's a mistake to assume these patterns are the components.

To give a basic example:

Let's assume that the relationship between T5 and F8 involves varied levels of activity in each region.  The end result is a gradient of performance, as the level of activity in each of these regions is demonstrably not binary.

T5 <---------|---------> F8

Therefore, the following is more likely the case than not (relative to the levels of activity in each other):
 
T5 <--*------|---------> F8  = seen as clear Fe
T5 <---------|------*--> F8 = seen as clear Fi
T5 <---------|-*-------> F8 = seen as ambiguous Fi, possibly Fe
T5 <-------*-|---------> F8 = seen as ambiguous Fe, possibly Fi
T5 <---------*---------> F8 = seen as entirely ambiguous F.

These relative levels of activity simultaneously impact VR signals.  A clear Fe or Fi smile is obvious, but the ambiguous movements are likely a combination of both regions influencing the mouth movements simultaneously.

Therefore, when we inject levels of activity (arbitrary scale of 10), the following becomes apparent.

T5 (2) <--*------|---------> F8 (0)= seen as faint Fe with no Fi
T5 (2) <---------|------*--> F8 (6) = seen as clear Fi with slight Fe
T5 (2) <---------|-*-------> F8 (3) = seen as ambiguous Fi, possibly Fe, both indicators moderately weak
T5 (2) <-------*-|---------> F8 (1) = seen as ambiguous Fe, possibly Fi, both indicators especially weak
T5 (2) <---------*---------> F8 (2) = seen as entirely ambiguous F, both indicators moderately weak.


T5 (7) <--*------|---------> F8 (3)= seen as clear Fe with some Fi
T5 (7) <---------|------*--> F8 (10) = seen as clear Fi with strong Fe
T5 (7) <---------|-*-------> F8 (8) = seen as ambiguous Fi, possibly Fe, both indicators very clear
T5 (7) <-------*-|---------> F8 (6) = seen as ambiguous Fe, possibly Fi, both indicators clear
T5 (7) <---------*---------> F8 (7) = seen as entirely ambiguous F, both indicators very clear

Most importantly, all of these states are possible in a person through the course of a moment as levels of activity shift, and these VR indicators might actually be the most accurate tool for measurement of activity from moment to moment as the individual moves through various levels of activity in various regions and shifts how their brain interacts with itself.

The 'preference' can be defined as the average point of all signals, but the reality of 'personality' is actually the range of operation. For example, let's assume that a subject averages 7 on Fe signal strength very consistently staying in the range of 6-8.  However, their Fi signal strength averages 5 because the Fi signal strength is usually in the 2-3 range but regularly spikes into the 9-10 range.  The takeaway would be that this is an Fe preference, but the reality is that this is person's personality preference is consistently strong Fe with moderate Fi that occasionally overpowers Fe.  The difference is very significant, both to how personality theory actually works and the individual's personality... especially if another subject also averages 7 on Fe signal strength and 5 on Fi signal strength with the opposite configuration - fairly consistent 3-5 Fe strength but with spikes into the 9-10 range, but a very consistent 4-6 Fi signal strength.  While these two subjects score similarly in averages, their mechanisms are clearly in opposition.  Meanwhile a third subject very consistently averages both 7 Fe and 5 Fi signal strength.  They all have the same scores, but don't all operate the same, and it is in those distinctions that I think we will uncover the most discerning patterns.

This seems to be a more accurate assessment of how people operate to me, as much as I'd rather they fit into neat little boxes.  But, a better understanding of how the mind actually works is what all this is about.