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> my question was (and still is): why is a taxonomy the best way to capture this? In a personality research course it became clear to me that the biggest successful models are dimensional in nature (e.g. five factor model/big 5) they are not taxonomies.

The types are labels for the extremes of a dimensional analysis of motivation:

    INTEREST GRAPH

    Consider the following abstract graph:


                   ACTING
    Killers          |      Achievers
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    PLAYERS ---------+--------- WORLD
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    Socialisers      |      Explorers
                 INTERACTING

https://mud.co.uk/richard/hcds.htm

ed: much like archetypes in personality tests