Quote Originally Posted by Expat
So you're essentially arguing against a point that I never made, Jonathan.
I fully understand that the initial point of this thread was to highlight dysfunctional uses of the 6th function, as opposed to "normal" uses. In my post, I was simply reacting to comments like this one...

Quote Originally Posted by Expat
Generally liked people - even by their conflictors - are those who use mainly their ego, or perhaps also their id.
...which seemed to imply that the "solution" is to use the 6th function less. If you don't mean that, then we simply agree...I'm not arguing...simply stressing that there's no need to suppress the function; it's a matter of using it correctly. I think we're in agreement on that.