Welcome, Ypiret!
Some questions to get the discussion going:
What made you choose your username, Ypiret?
When I was little, I wanted to have a username without numbers without just being completely random. So I Google translated the meaning of my name into Greek, cut off the last two letters, and I've used it ever since. I have no idea if it's actually accurate though.
You say you're 'somewhat new' to socionics? What experiences do you have already? Just those tests that you took? How long have you been studying socionics?
I've only known about socionics for about two weeks. I started with MBTI, but it was really vague and community seemed more focused on using it to justify looking down on people(particularly sensors) instead of using it to find out more about themselves or other people. I know about the functions, dichotomies, quadras, and intertype relationships, but not on a very detailed level. I would never claim to be a expert.
What do you like to do for fun in your free time?
I don't do anything really exciting. I don't go out to parties or drink or anything like that. I have a few friends, and on the weekends we mostly just wander aimlessly around the city and campus until we find a place to just sit down and talk. Now that I think about it, we spend a large amount of time playing games. In particular, games with concealed rules. We also do this thing while we're walking when we'll make up a story by passing around out room keys. For example, I'd say "Once upon a time there was a boy named Greg," then I would give the key to someone else and they would say, " who was half dinosaur as a result of a failed government experiment." We usually end up with some pretty crazy stories by the time we reach our destination. We're also kind of geeky, so we'll play Magic the Gathering and when no one really wants to do anything, we just watch Netflix. On my own though, I lift weights and watch youtube videos.
What country do you live in? Do you identify with their culture?
I live in the United States. I wouldn't say that I identify with the culture.
Do you like listening to music? If so, what music do you like?
I love music! I really like downtempo and electronic music. However, I pretty also like a little bit of almost every genre except country music (no offense to anyone who likes country music).
Do you enjoy reading? What things do you like to read?
I love fiction novels! I like the idea of escaping reality and going on a journey within your own mind.
Anything with romance is great too.
I would say my favorite books are the Ugly series by Scott Westerfeld.
How did you find out about socionics?
I had taken a break from MBTI because of the reasons mentioned above, but went back to Personality Cafe and saw it's socionics section and looked into it. Then I ended up here, but I don't really remember how.
*Disclaimer* And don't worry about answering the questions a certain way. I feel the advice of 'just be yourself' can be confusing, if you're not sure what that is. Just say what comes naturally. And you don't have to worry if your type is discovered from this first post/thread you made. In my experience, I've found that over time, if you stay active and post on the site, your true type will come out and become obvious. As Animal says, your type 'sneaks up on you'. The more posts you make, the more your natural thought process comes out, and the more obvious your type becomes. So kick back and take it easy and join in the discussions and other threads on the site.
Thank you! I will.