Enlighten us.Originally Posted by dee
Enlighten us.Originally Posted by dee
It's next to impossible to type someone online whom you've never met.
I agree with you wholeheartedly.Originally Posted by jessica129
Same here.Originally Posted by Ezra
I disagree - I think that if we have enough correctly typed people online, we can type others of the same type using only similarities in online behavior, pictures and a self-description. Unfortunately we are not sure that the people in our "database" are correctly typed.
EIE, ENFj, intuitive subtype.
E3 (probably 3w4)
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I'm not quite sure how I come across here, but I think I'm completely different offline. I think peoples personalities are magnified online so how could it be possible to get an accurate reading? And I was never a believer in typing someone based on a few random pictures. Videos, maybe..but still, it's just a snapshot of their personality and what they've 'chosen' to reveal. I've tried typing people i've known for years and i still don't know as they do something different everyday that will shatter that thought. How can a few words and a picture be accurate? I think you can get a general feel for someones type, but you can't possibly know for sure. We can agree to disagree, i'm not arguing anything.. just throwing it out there.
Good observations.Originally Posted by jessica129
Have you looked at functions recently to decide what socionics type you might be?
more videos.
Some types do have linguistic habits which one can get a feel for over time, if communicating with others of the same type long enough to get a feel for the patterns ... as well as the cognitive content ... so I think it is possible for some people to be able to type others online in a very holistic, pattern-recognition sort of way just based on writing style.Originally Posted by jessica129
I think if you interact with someone enough AND you have an accurate understanding of quadra values (Fe, Ni, etc.), you can at least pick a quadra for them. Temperaments can be harder to nail down online. Sometimes it's extremely difficult if not impossible to nail down someone's strong functions, too. There's so much you can't tell about a person online that you can see instantly in person.
I don't know about yours, but my type is incorrect, as are most ISTP types.
“Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.”
Originally Posted by Gilly
I have decided to throw away all preconceptions I may have formed about a person's type, and ignore all 'evidence', which can be misleading. I have devised a means of determining the type of every person in this thread. I got a calculator and used the 'Ran#' function times by 16 - your types are as follows:
Joy - ESFj
Jessica - ISFj
Ezra - ENFj
Snegledmaca = INTj
Kristiina = ISTj
Ms. K = ISTj
astralsilky = ESTj
Winterpark = INFj
Subterranean = ESTp
I'm LSE.
Originally Posted by Subterranean
how is that bizarre? the expected rate of correctly guessing the quadra is 1/4. here you have 9 people, 3 of whom picked their correct quadra at random (ezra, kristiina, winterpark). how is that so unusual?Originally Posted by Thunder
(disclaimer- i don't have a clue what winterpark's type is in actuality. i'm using his self-typing as a default because i have no idea whatsoever.)
lol that's exactly what I was thinkingOriginally Posted by niffweed17
I think you just discovered how we really CAN type people accurately online. Envision how they act, but just turn it down a few notces in your head. I agree, our online selves are our 'real selves' just in a magnified way.I think peoples personalities are magnified online so how could it be possible to get an accurate reading?
I'm EIE. COOL!
LO AND BEHOLD, FOR THE TIME IS NIGH WHEN ALL OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST CITIZENS WILL TRAMPLE UPON THOSE LOWER... THEY WILL INDEED NOT HELP THE POOR AND DEFENCELESS SOULS WHO SO HAPPEN TO WONDER THROUGH LIFE WITH LITTLE OR NO PROSPECTS. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST I TELL YOU! ONLY THOSE WITH SUPERIOR VISIONARY CAPABILITIES AND A BEAUTIFUL ARTICULATION FOR EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION AND UNDERSTANDING WILL EVER SUCCEED IN LIFE. EVEN THOSE LOGICAL INTUITIVE EXTRAVERTS DO NOT MATCH THE SKILFULNESS OF FEELINGS... ALL HAIL THE ETHICAL INTUITIVE EXTRAVERT, THE ONLY WINNER IN THIS MARVELLOUS GAME OF EXISTENCE!
I am truly a fucking legend.
It would be pretty good to be EIE I s'pose. You'd be a charmer, a smooth-talker, someone who was a proper player. On top of this, you'd be a high achiever, and could gain what people like to call a 'high place in society'. You'd be a great friend to all. To have a decent emotional understanding means you're essentially a fantastic puller and a very good organiser.
But you ain't no SLE, and Joy ain't know ESE. Nor is she an LIE. And winterpark isn't an EII either. Is Kristiina fuck an LSI.Originally Posted by Subterranean
That is all.
No, I see her not the same as Expat.Originally Posted by Thunder
Or wait, idea. Idea. Idea. EXPAT IS AN LII! He is also a 5w6 secure at 8!
Well, for an 8, he is remarkably good at not taking a position without really firm evidence ("I cannot hold that position as there is nothing to suggest it) and is (especially strange for an 8w9) a very clear thinking, methodical arguer. It rings very close to IJ temperament. I do not for one second doubt his being of the NT club (what else could he possibly be?) as I see a huge lack of Fe. Nonetheless, his being part of the Alpha temperament-
Actually, fuck this, if there is no Fe, he must be Gamma or Delta, and if he is definitely an NT, he can't be anything else but ILI (highly unlikely) and LIE (which is highly likely since it is nigh on impossible not to see Te). In other words, it all fits.
However, from the above, I still think he's not an 8w9. It's because he's so good at thinking that I can't see it. It is reminiscent of my 5w6 or 6w5 friend who is practically unbeatable in an argument. He makes faults, but he's very consistent in his views (Ti). However, his method of arguing is very different to Expat's, which can most likely be explained by Expat's Te and his Ti.
I'm not making an argument for or against anyone's type, but Expat and I are much more similar than we are different. There are differences... the way he presents himself is more mild mannered than I am (at least on this forum), but there are a lot of things that could account for such a difference in people of any intertype relation, identicals included.
To be honest, I haven't tasted the full power of Thunder yet, so I don't know. You're relatively new to me. I've known Joy's persona for longer than I've been on this board, and Expat's when I first got here.
The way I see it is that Joy is in the same position as me. She thinks she's an 8w7 (which I do) and an LIE (which I do). Whether or not any of this is true I don't know. How much can you trust a person's judgement? I know I trust mine. The only reason anything I say is skewered is because of LACK OF INFORMATION. It's not because I've got too much Ti or Fe or any shit like that. What I say is true because it is based on the information I have. If something I say is false, it is because I lack the information to make it true. Anyway, I've spoken to Joy before privately, and she says she's done tests and has come out as an 8w7. I think this bullshit about paraplegic people not being able to be 8s is crap, because the 8's energy comes from WITHIN. It is all about the strategic mind, the expansive nature and the dominating tone. How many 8s are weak in some way. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. Only the healthy and self-aware ones will admit it. So Joy can easily be legless and an 8w7. She is not an 8w9.
As for you, I've talked to you before too, and you said you identify with the motivations of the 8 but not the behaviour. I will make no asssertion based on the limited evidence you've given thus far, bu let me tell you, too many people make the mistake of getting to the core before they've understood the Enneagram. So instead of looking at the behaviour, reactions etc. of every type, they simply look at the motivations and say "hmmm, I fit this one because I don't like to be controlled". In reality, they could be absolutely wrong. After all, who does like to be controlled? You have to look at behaviour, and then WHY one behaves in this way. It is as crucial to study every element of a type in the Enneagram as it is in socionics. There needn't be anything remotely esoteric about the theory, despite its mystical, spiritual roots, unlike its scientific cousin, socionics.
Expat I would truly like to meet in real life. I would be able to tell his type in a matter of hours. But because we're online, we all have to trust each other's judgments unless there is blatently conflicting evidence that must be addressed; for example, one sees an overload of Ni in someone who claims to be an LSE.
As I said though, it really is a pitiful thing to attempt to tell someone what or who they are online, if they haven't ever met them in real life. For me, obviously, this is my view. I don't like people telling me I am one thing when they have not seen how I act but only how I write. Perhaps not for others. Especially those who are not confident in their judgements. They will essentially believe whatever those who are of a more experienced status tell them, although they will still question it to no end, which will get them nowhere. They don't know what the fuck to believe. What they need to learn to do is accurately and objectively evaluate themselves with no feeling of "I wish I was this" or "that isn't cool, I don't want to be that type or have that function". It's about what IS, and - more importantly - what CAN BE once what IS is uncovered and analysed. It's about potential in many ways. But in order to find this potential, one-must-look-to-the-facts.
Also don't forget subtypes. He's Logical, you're Intuitive.Originally Posted by Joy
That was Expat's issue as well.Originally Posted by Thunder
So why choose 8w9? Why do you think Expat did?
Would you like me to tell you why I chose 8?
I might not have originally asked you this - how does your anger manifest itself again?Originally Posted by Thunder
From an early age, I've always been commented on a) how loud my voice was and b) how rough I was with people ("ahhh, Ezra! Don't hit it so hard!"). I liked to play rough, because it was much more fun. The risk involved was more dangerous. Rock fights instead of stick fights, big huge wooden staffs instead of little twigs for swords. And everyone's parents I was either in trouble with for playing to rough and treading on people's feet or because my voice was so fucking loud. It's one that carries. I've used it for many things in the past, and domineering has been one of them. It doesn't always work, but for the most part, I get my way. I use a combination of verbal force and reasonable rationale to get my way. I've never used pure physical force. That is just bullying and I don't accept it as a valid way of getting something from someone.Originally Posted by Thunder
My feelings have been betrayed twice in the past. All through primary school, I was manipulated by someone constantly. It was emotional blackmail. And it did serious damage. Again, in high school, I was constantly taunted by a guy who didn't realise how much he was affecting me. To him it was a joke to get me wound up so easily. To me, I was getting very hurt. So I made a decision. Shut off the feelings. Since then, those around me have become accustomed to an assumedly cold-hearted person.
I have a massive appetite. For a lot of things, not just food. I just consumed four packs of crisps. I want some toast now.
I'm very self-confident, and have always had faith in my capabilities to succeed in what I wanted to succeed in. However, I've had a major problem with weakness in my life. Not that I am weak, but that I cannot be weak. I couldn't give a shit about what others perceive me as - weak or strong, but it's what I AM. That is what is important. I HAVE to know that I'm strong. And the way to do this? Be strong. Thus, deciveness, follow-through and not backing down from arguments have always been my strong points. I'm a good arguer, because I always win. This is often through default, because the other person is tired of arguing with me. They give in too easily, which I do not respect. I LOVE heated debates on politics and philosophical issues. They're great fun, and they give me a huge boost.
I have a big reputation for being aggressive and wanting to do. I don't like time-wasting. I can achieve a lot given the time in which to do it. People will often point me out that I need to chill out and relax or that I need to think about my actions.
I don't know dee's type, but he says he reckons he's 6w5. 4w5 came out quite highly as well.
Right, every time I've done a test, I've come out as an 8, save twice. Once when I came out as a 1, and another time when I came out as a 3 (but that was based on my answering a few questions experimentally). In other words, the tests call me 8, the descriptions make me an 8, the behaviour makes me an 8, the motivations make me an 8, so I can only be an 8.
Socionics type is so much more of a bitch. Basically, on the tests I've done thus far I've come out LIE, and I identify with both EJ temperament and NT club. The LIE description fits me too as much as SLE does, as does Myers-Briggs ENTJ, Keirsey's ENTJ and Oldham's Aggressive style. I've also got the financial independence criterion - my life is based on money and getting hold of it. However, at this point Phaedrus would say "then you MUST be LIE". I won't settle for that. I need to know what functions I use and don't use. And I need to know the most effective method in order to do this. I would rather work through independently than have someone tell me "you use x function and x too".
How you act. How do you react that that which makes you angry?Originally Posted by Thunder
What's your aim in life, Thunder?
dee, you need to relax your opinions of others. There is a lot of projection there, and a lot of counterphobia (especially if you're a 6w5 as you say you might be). If you really think people will find your information to be factually incorrect and this disturbs you in any way, perhaps it would be better if you didn't post it.
I'm probably a LIE split subtype, but SLE is a possibility, even if not a strong one anymore.
Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit
I would be very interested in knowing what exactly has made you change your mind about your type. And it should of course be of special interest to Ezra too.Originally Posted by FDG
undoubtedly, there is a correlation to MBTT involved.Originally Posted by Phaedrus
IEI - the nasty kind...
Absolutely. Especially when Fabio mentions strength in the context that he did.Originally Posted by Phaedrus
It's very likely that I'm a J type; this, and my relationships.Originally Posted by Phaedrus
Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit
Not necessarily. Fabio is clearly a 7, and the chances of a 7 being an ENTJ in MBTT are ridiculously low.Originally Posted by little red riding hood
7s in MBTT can only really be ESTPs, ESFPs, ENTPs, ENFPs, ISTPs and - in some rare cases - ISFPs. I couldn't see them representing any EJ type (too temperamental and moody) and IJ is out of the question.
However, in socionics, it's apparently a different story. Nonetheless, a 7 who likes Te? Hmmmm.