redbaron

what is up with the alarmist LIIs that I know? They're always talking about warnings, dangers, look-outs, be carefuls, they even post articles on facebook about bad things that have happened and you-should-beware type news. Is this just like Ne gone bad or what? Fear-mongers!

JWC3

You know FDR once said the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Therefore we have to fear our own internal reactions henceforth we have literally to fear ourselves...

That's really not that heartening to me. I mean I'm a scary bitch and there are a lot of things less scary than me that are still quite scary... *shivers with fright* Hold me.

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Maritsa33

This would be better associated with ILI, LSI, LSE, Ti types...or Ti users.

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redbaron

Like Ti is a drug.

Maritsa33

I don't know why it is? I am Fi and I don't say Be careful nearly as much as my brother in law who is ISTj; or my friends who are ESTj. This comes from being very trusting of the good in the person. Maybe they reason that people are not all good?

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redbaron

maybe.

Trevor

I'm always contemplating how things can go awry. However warnings are reserved only for those with whom I can speak. For those whose familiar influence overpowers my introversion.

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redbaron

right. I believe it!

Krig the Viking

I like that -- "those whose familiar influence overpowers my introversion."

I'm the same way. As far as I'm concerned, it's better to be prepared for something that never happens, than unprepared for something that does.

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Trevor

ssshhhh ...you shouldn't have said that. Now labcoat might consider isfp for you.

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Krig the Viking

Oh noes!

He'll have to duke it out with Pinocchio, who thinks I'm ILI.

[Edit: Seriously though, this seems like a case of Demonstrative Ni. We use it a lot in private, but assume that most people would find it pretty boring (since we do), and don't tend to talk about it much in public.]

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redbaron

no. you can waste your whole life preparing for the "what ifs" in life. instead, just trust in your ability to deal with whatever happens.

crazedratXII

my ESFj mom has the same problem, and i've used that line on her. it doesn't do anything, though. still paranoid about so many things that will probably never materialize..

Krig the Viking

Which is exactly why ESEs need LIIs -- when they start worrying about life's "what ifs", the LII can be like "Yeah, I already thought about that, and here's my plan for if it happens."

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Loki

I keep reading this as "LIIs and warpipes"

redbaron

that's depressing.

MatthewZ

That's completely neglecting the cost of being prepared.

Brilliand

It's refreshing to see a cost/benefit analysis when each side is pointing out that the other can be disastrous...

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LII-Ne

The majority is only right when I'm in it.

Johari

Krig the Viking

Why would an LII not do a cost/benefit analysis before spending any significant amount of money? I was just assuming that as a given. As much as it would be cool to have a bomb shelter under my house to be prepared for the rather unlikely event of a nuclear war, the costs are too high to be worth it. On the other hand, reading about how to survive a nuclear attack is not only free, but has the added benefit of being interesting.

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MatthewZ

The question is are you using free knowledge to feed paranoia or for an actually beneficial purpose.