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    hmmm, interesting Pinnochio....about binary logic being a Ti-leading thing, and the preference for simplicity and clarity over flexibility and handy but complex options. i have definitely noticed this in two LII i personally know.
    might interest you to know that on his site, he references a textbook about how to present data clearly.

    don't know much about his preferences as i don't know him personally, and he steers away from talk of his personal life. his comic is tagged as being about 'romance, sarcasm, math and language'. He's very into physics, computers, maths (also his university majors) and raptors (the dinosaurs from Jurassic Park)...he likes logic puzzles, analyzing complex problems using maths...prefers to be seen as a regular person rather than 'famous'. suffice to say, he enjoys reading comics. he likes to read. in fact, he made a prop up stand for his Kindle. on his site he jokes about going to goth parties dressed as a nerd, and going to nerd parties dressed as a goth, and looking uncomfortable at both, lol. hhmm, wot else...he uses an electric skateboard, and has a ballpit in his room...he has a thing for comedian Janeane Garofalo b/c she's 'cute' (i think referring to her personality). He comes across as very measured in the way he thinks and acts. He's a perfectionist with his work. It's hard to say really. I could probably guess at his preferences based on the comic's contents, but that could be tricky, trying to separate fact from fiction. But thinking about it, he seems more and more to fit into the category of LII.

    if we were to dual type him, i'd chance to think his IM is LII, but not sure about his EM.

    i don't know really know what my type is to be honest.

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    From vibes alone, that's probably not an IxTj type. ISTp is far more likely.

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    Well yeah, i see where you're coming from re. dual typing....esp. on the r'ships point. it could explain a lot tho...if dual types existed. it could explain the diverse variation within type groups. and how many ppl seem to think like one type and act like another.

    Can't really tell with certainty which approach i prefer. I don't know anything about computer programming, and I can't think what area requires me to choose between the two approaches. Based on 'gut' feeling alone, i'd say the flexible/handy/but complex option. but i imagine that would likely lead to eventual clutter/redundancy/confusion, and thus, eventual fallback onto the simple/clear option.
    both my parents, i would guess, are of the simple/clear preference. i think that may have rubbed off on me somewhat over the years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pinocchio View Post
    As a preference, this seems valid, but in a rather passive (somehow not really interested in changing the things if not matching, more adaptable) way by the valuers of these functions, Fi (valuing Te) and respectively Fe (valuing Ti), but I have not yet found an explanation for this.
    My guess is that Fi/Fe'ers do not change the devices to match their values (Ti/Te) due to lack of understanding of the devices on offer (result of poor Ti), and being unsure of their ability to gain a better understanding (and as a result, do not try to find out more about what's available).
    also, Fi/Fe'ers seem disposed to adapt to what they already have (or rather, make what they have work to suit their needs). some may form sentimental attachments/ attachments out of habit to the software that they are used to.

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    These are too few examples, but maybe you get an idea. People who prefer one of them are not required to use the same IEs as the ones used at its construction, for example I know an ILI OSX fanatic - brand which actually uses Se/Ni as well, but anyway, all types can probably be content with a Mac, or any other OS.
    IE? OS? sorry, i don't speak computerese

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    Read his blog... he sounds more like a Feeler to me:

    xkcd

    He's nice and polite and his edges are rounded off.

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