Since the Introverted Dual is so Often Passed Over by the Extraverted Dual~

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Well, you have your opinions. They aren't backed up by anything though.

http://www.the16types.info/vbulletin...-and-V-Gulenko

If you look at the descriptions of the Ne subtypes of the Ne lead types, they both have “curious” in there.

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Sigh. "Generator of ideas" as written in the article - that's actually a good description of Ne. Notice that it says absolutely nothing about actually exploring ideas in depth ie what hotel wrote here Nowhere is there anything that says Ne is about following your curiosity to develop a broad knowledge base. And intellectual curiosity, the actual exploration of ideas is not Ne.

Think about it - when you research something that interests you, how much Ne is actually being used in doing that? Wondering how something works, or asking questions about something and following it, rooting out answers - where's the Ne? Only in the generation of alternative explanations, the brainstorming and coming up with new ways to look at things - that's where you'll see Ne.

Besides you want to find a single word in a description, let's look at more of them. How about the ESE? "inquisitive" Does inquisitiveness not come from curiosity? How about the Ti-LSI "If he finds his work interesting and inspirational, may give it his preference while neglecting his personal needs" What makes work "interesting?" To spark a person's interest there must be something intriguing, something to explore, and is that not curiosity? So on and so forth, I purposely grabbed from those with weak Ne, and yet, they still possess interest, curiosity, inquisitiveness. . .

They still say “curious”. That’s an original source too.

There’s your backup. You’re welcome @thehotelambush .