What is your general reaction when you notice that someone is copying or imitating you? I know it's dependent on the situation, but I just want to get a sense of your instinctual reaction.
Is it type related?
When somebody copies or imitates you
What is your general reaction when you notice that someone is copying or imitating you? I know it's dependent on the situation, but I just want to get a sense of your instinctual reaction.
Is it type related?
INFj
9w1 sp/sx
I touch my nose to try to stop myself laughing, or at least to hide it.
My first instinct has always been that they're trying to compete with me, which makes me feel very negative. But then I try to step back and I think, "maybe they just think it's a good idea." Although when someone does it repeatedly, then I do think they're trying to compete, and I hate competition so I don't like that.
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.-Mark Twain
You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.
I think my reaction is "but I did that first" or "that was my idea..."
When I notice myself copying someone else I think I feel fraudulent or something.
Identicals, maybe? If it is repeated.Originally Posted by tereg
Edit: I mean identicals are maybe more likely to repeatedly copy each other.
Last edited by leckysupport; 10-16-2009 at 05:02 PM.
You're mad at me. Aren't you?
Depends on who it is, what they do. Sometimes its sickening; sometimes it seems appropriate.
But, for a certainty, back then,
We loved so many, yet hated so much,
We hurt others and were hurt ourselves...
Yet even then, we ran like the wind,
Whilst our laughter echoed,
Under cerulean skies...
If they were speaking in the same way as me, then I'd feel proud. Like I've got a new student.
If they were repeating what I said exactly and taking credit for it, I'd feel upset and a bit embarrassed for them.
The end is nigh
I'd initially get annoyed with them for coppying my idea, thereby making it less unique. If they're nice about it and compliment my idea, I won't mind. If they don't give me credit, I get mean.
I love it, that means they think I'm great at doing something.
Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit
it's awkward when somebody does that. i take it as a compliment, but i feel like, you shouldn't copy me, you have your own great style and ideas.
ILE
those who are easily shocked.....should be shocked more often
same reaction here. it used to make me really annoyed, now i guess i just see it as a form of flattery.
6w5 sx
model Φ: -+0
sloan - rcuei
You're mad at me. Aren't you?
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LII-Ne with strong EII tendencies, 6w7-9w1-3w4 so/sp/sx, INxP
I chose not to be mad or annoyed and instead chose to investigate in this manner. I did this mainly because I am torn between what my instinctual reaction is and sentiments like "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery", and I was curious why I react one way and obviously, other people react another way.
I instinctively feel like when people are copying what I'm doing, they're either doing some sort of underhanded mockery of me, making fun of me or joking around with me. And when I appear annoyed by it, it becomes like "Oh come on, lighten up, will ya?" which just angers me even more.
But I feel like I have to question this instinct because I feel blind to this idea that people might do this because they actually like me? I don't know, it just seems really weird to me.
In any case, I thought about it a bit today, and my first thought when analyzing it from a socionics point of view is that the primary IM element this centers around is, and so my initial hypothesis was that people who value
INFj
9w1 sp/sx
I'm bothered if they take credit for it; if they give me credit, or treat it as public domain (i.e. just say it and never suggest that it's anything special), I'm fine with it - maybe even glad that my idea is getting exposure.
LII-Ne
"Come to think of it, there are already a million monkeys on a million typewriters, and the Usenet is NOTHING like Shakespeare!"
- Blair Houghton
Johari
That's a good choice IMO.
If you're interested, I did it pour l'art. I do it all the time, to various objects. It's part of my style.
Last edited by Trevor; 10-17-2009 at 05:48 PM.
What's with tuturututu and all these ISTjs, anyways?!!!!
“Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.”
Do you think I might be one?
You seem kinda obsessed with them I must say (), but I really doubt you could be one.
“Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.”
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