Discussion of LSI-ISTj Subtypes

[Gilly]

@ WP: I had an LSI-Ti English professor once, probably the most ideal example of this type I have ever encountered. He dressed well, was very eloquent and polite, and gave the impression that everything he did was "by the book;" once you got to know him, you realized it wasn't "the book" but rather "his book," but he just had that...sharpness about him, that you knew he wasn't messing around, that he was in-line somehow. I found his overal dispositon to be reassuring and fitting; from my impression of you, I think you would find him overly formal, probably somewhat retentive, and boring.

[JuJu]

In my experience, what's incorrect in the Meged translations of Ti-LSI are the words "correct," and "polite..." (Of course, anyone can be these things, but I have found Ti-LSIs to be just as likely to be the opposite.)

For example, who among us would call Ti-LSI Dick Cheney "correct," and "polite?" He told an elected official to "fuck off" on the floors of congress. on the campaign trail, he called a journalist "a major league asshole." He shot someone and then allowed the victim to apologize to him, etc.

[mikemex]

I don't know why - a tendency to label people they dislike into derogatory categories?

It's the nature of the aristocratic preference. You understand people by placing them into categories.

[Creepy-male]

How does that work in delta? Is it based on Fi then? (i.e. "this person abides by my moral code = good, this person is immoral = bad")

I think the hinging point is Internal/External, actually. So labels are an external/objective/explicit thing, while choosing who to interact with is an internal/subjective/implicit thing.

I think aristocratic Fi is having a sense for "I get along well with this group, or people in this group" or "I dislike this group or find this person to be disruptive". Socionics is interesting because it allows really clear groups to be formed and scripts alongside these for how to interact--for instance, "SLIs" or "Alphas" or what have you.

[Park]

The LSIs I know are big fans of calling people "assholes", "douchebags", "cocksuckers", etc., though generally not to their faces. I don't know why - a tendency to label people they dislike into derogatory categories? I guess all betas will do that, but LSIs seem to do it reflexively.

I do the same.