Originally Posted by
thePirate
Anyway, the search for authenticity is a symptom, not the core motivation and judging people through that lens is going to make it so you type anyone looking for authenticity as E-4, when that isn't really what they are about. Their main problems stems from a particular imbalance in the emotional center and coping strategy, which is what manifests a search for authenticity. Calling out someone for being fake doesn't make you E-4, neither was I calling you out for the particular brand of fake that E-4s tend to be concerned with (i.e. self expression, specifically IEI 4s), I was calling you out on being fake in that you continue to evade accusations about traits you have and behaviors you have exhibited that you refuse to acknowledge here. Perhaps calling you a liar would have served better for your understanding.[/quite]
Enneagram descriptions weren't meant to be taken piece by piece like that, by the way. It's bad enough to do it in Socionics, but with Enneagram the descriptions don't lead you to an accurate picture of the person at all taken like that, as stackings and wings color a lot of a person's general type. Descriptions are typical manifestations of motivations, similar to socionics descriptors yet even less 'reliable' for reasons mentioned last sentence. As far as a sense of propriety goes, you are conflating personal standards with propriety. My issues with you have to do with my own sense of ethics and how I personally feel people should be treated, which aren't geared with a sense of social convention in mind. Keep trying with that Fe sticker though, it's fun pointing out your fallacies.