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Originally Posted by ygolo
Humble much?
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He's right though.
What is missing is that most of them are actually wrong most of the time. It's better to say that Ss actually take theories and make them happen - it can be anywhere from the concept, to design, to implementation to maintenance, but it'll be taken over by a S at some point... almost certainly anyway.
The way I think about it is along the lines of;
N figures out a connection: Summer is hotter because the sun gets closer!
S works out: Sun is closer to the earth during winter.
The downside is that it also comes across as;
S: Summer is hotter.
N: Because the Sun is closer to the earth.
S: Ok.
N: Wait, I was wrong, it's because of the tilt of the planet.
S: Because the sun is closer?
N: No, because of the tilt of the planet?
S: Because the sun is closer!
Ns tend to spout out all sorts of theories, but at least they'll change them. A S, once accepted, won't change easily.
The only reason Ns get the respect now is because of that, and because we tend to ignore the incredible amount of bad ideas that Ns come up with when they aren't grounded. Fortunately the scientific method has helped channel it better... The new age of Nness is upon us!
But that's why the SJs are, relative to their "IQ" ranking, very very dominant in a lot of engineering positions, as well as many other "carry it out" positions. In part this is because they prefer it... But to reverse what Wolf said... I'd hate to see what would happen if Ns actually tried to do anything practical. Novelty is fun and all, but yah.
Besides, it's all a gradient, despite MBTI. Preferences shouldn't be locked in the way even I was talking about above - the individual will find his own niche in line with their own abilities. For the most part, we tend to get what we are good and suitable for... as painful as the transition will be.
(All this aside, sub-trait wise, the openness of the S can be high, such as mine, which really relates to high IQ. The deal of "abstractness" and such are the instability factors. It's the same reason why Ns are generally so much smarter than Ss... so I personally believe the two should be seperated as raw intelligence being "a part" of being N really confuses things.)