found a new term that i think fits us better.?
to emphasize/clarify, some alters view ourselves as traumagenic some view as mixed origins. but this term is middle ground in a way that makes us pleased with identifying with it.
as for system/collective... we can't agree on a term. some prefer "system" because "it's the common term" while some prefer "collective" because we feel more like multiple people living in a body rather than fragments of a whole, even if we will recognize some alters as fragments of the consciousness.
whatever is comfortable for the system really! i personally like this term. plus, the way pluralpedia defines it matches our experiences. or like, we identify with those definitions.