Originally Posted by
Sereno
I know this was posted in Beta quadra, so I understand that you guys don't care too much about an Ne-esque response of "it depends on the situation," but I think that judging someone because they don't respond to your energy doesn't necessarily mean that they are dispassionate... Speaking for myself, the only passion I care for is focused and controlled, and most importantly, strategic. It makes me uncomfortable when someone is passionate about something without forcing themselves to evaluate from a detached pov whatever it is that they are passionate about, so as to avoid going nowhere, wasting time, etc. I've realized that this wary disposition I have is from the inner child that is hurt badly by disillusionment :p. When somebody (or me) has a plan of action that convinces me of success (or there is sound logic behind it) I get energized, and become "passionate." I don't know if this applies to your situation, but I thought it might offer an alternative to those people you claim are dispassionate.