"What do you think an ILI is to you?"
I've figured it would be a good idea to gather information on what makes two ILI the same, and what makes them different. Not sure if this has been done before. I've considered narrowing it down to just ILIs, but either way.
Pretty much the idea is for everyone to just do free association or something. People are free to critique their peers, I guess, but it is all in the name of understanding each other. This will solve the question of how precise the ILI type is in a manner that is satisfactory to my standards. Precision being the goal here, not accuracy, I am going by the assumption that everyone who says they are an ILI is one in this thread.
I shall go first. Due to not understanding socionics very well, expect my answer to be in the average substandard quality.
Also, I kind of just ended up writing a description of ILI. This is not required, and it might be better to just be yourself. My self is obvious at this point, I hope. ~ Future Me.
My answer to the question.
I tend to believe that ILIs prefer to work behind the scenes. They tend to pick jobs that are in high demand so as to minimize the risk of unemployment. Some ILIs do not do their work for money, but instead enjoy the impact they make on the world.
This is contrasted by those ILIs who believe money is everything, in which case, they'll stockpile it. A key thing a ILI would spend money on is something that is valuable over a long period of time. Therefore, it is also very likely that the ILI will invest their money, but only based on their confidence that investment will be worth it.
ILIs are not the best at communication. They don't pick up on social cues, or even if they do, they might just ignore them and keep on doing what they were doing. This can give them problems with other people.
ILIs tend to work by the books, and if they don't know the book, they might get anxious. As such, ILIs tend to like reading up on anything they are not good at. ILIs do tend to be hard workers when given something they would like to work on though. Even if it is monotonous, if they enjoy it, they'll continue at it. Such joy is often fleeting, however. ILIs who do not like what they are doing will stop, barring some kind of responsibility to it.
ILI's living quarters are typically a mess. Some things are organized, because they mean something to the ILI, for example, said books. However, things that hold little to no value are dumped on the floor. This is including books that the ILI read and didn't like, for example.
Reading is not the most interesting thing to an ILI. Some do take to reading, but there is something better, called the internet. ILIs really like the internet, because anything you want is at the tip of your fingers.
Finally, ILIs are very much moralistic. It might not be apparent, but ILIs tend to fall back to various principles they have learned when engaging in social circumstances. As such, they are not usually trouble makers or criminals, unless given a reason to do so.
Some people might assume that ILIs are cold and calculating, but they are perhaps the opposite of that. They care a ton about everything they do, and if they don't like it, they leave. I've done that far too many times. As such, the ILI is truly a free spirit, but one caged in his own promises and ideals. It is a struggle to not compromise one's beliefs when proven inadequate for the times.
Hopefully I'm both right and a quality writer. I based this entirely on my perception of my self. I don't know what other people will think of this, and while I do care, I cannot control people. If anything, just replace ILI with Alomoes if I am wrong, and tell me I'm not ILI, although it really makes no sense for me to be anything else.
A good place to start would be to look for some statement in the wall of text I have made, and say you disagree with it. I'm sure there is something. I'd prefer disagree to agree, as confirmation bias, but if you must, then you must. I believe what I wrote was fairly generic, so feel free to add to it.
Oh yeah, finally, feel free to steal the idea for another type.