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Originally Posted by Geoff
-Typical personality type and a voice to the unspoken
Forum life tends on the whole to attract the least outspoken real world types. Extraverted sensors are replaced by introverted intuitives. That's odd and a bit scary..... often, people are able to gain a voice that in the real world is drowned by their demeanour and the way they are treated by their outgoing peers.
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I liked all that you wrote but I have a bone to pick with this point. Not all Introverts or Dom Ni's (which would be INFJs/INTJs) are the least outspoken or have a demeanour of the kind you speak of. For some reason most people attribute Introverion as being shy/unassuming/incapable of speaking out or being heard (not saying you entirely think so but it appears so
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Certaintly not INFJs pumping out Fe as their sword to organise others and INTJs who will Te-up anyone if they find them lacking logic. Both will be heard or they'll make themselves heard. I wonder if you misused Introverted Intuition though, hmmm? Also, sometimes you have Introverts who don't care to speak out, not because they are incapable, but because they find it pointless or meaningless. But it doesn't necessarily mean they won't or that they aren't selective with whom they choose or that it isn't perfectly acceptable to them.
You can have Extroverts who are outspoken as well as Introverts. There are many variables, upbringing/social conditioning/etc, which influences us, positivley or negatively. Having the opportunity to be surrounded by people we like will give both Is/Es more freedom into extraverting more or can influence both into introverting more. Hell, even being surrounded by negative people can influence to be more E(bitter or angry INFJs/INTJs will Fe/Te people down and out!
) or even more I.
But yes, there are people who come on forums or OL who may not have as transparent a presence as others who do.
Can you elaborate as to what's so odd and a bit scary?
