A good point, though the 6s-always-want-to-fit-in stereotype sucks, too. We have complicated relationships with groups.
Oops. This would be my paperbag moment. Here I'm preaching distaste for stereotypes, but am using it myself. Sorry sorry. It happens a lot.
I could see either a four or a six doing this.
Yea. What I wanted to say is that it isn't an exclusive thing. I've seen people dress and behave like that who are a variety of types. Archetypes are cool ( I like the tarot cards), but there's more to it.
^^^Could be either, because you do not know his motivations for dressing the way he does. Some may want to fit in to a tribe, some may want to express their inner feelings.
Two very different personalities may dress the same, two very similair personalities may dress differently.
So my answer to the OP: No, of course not.
Actually, I find enneatypes to be a pretty observable thing. It leaks through the individuals writing, demeanor, overall presence, thinking, etc etc. As a parlor game, it blows MBTI out of the water. As a tool for yourself, it blows MBTI out of the water again. The way it manifests are so obvious sometimes too
rant forgiven
actually, i have a theory about this. there's always people who are going to want to be different from the rest of the world. after a while, the social class they create starts to become more and more popular.
I don't know if it's this transparent though. The difference thing seems more innately or subconsciously driven. The more conscious is it is, the more lame it is, you know? As skylights mentioned - It's a complicated relationship...
As for the emo thing being a social norm. I don't even know what emo is anymore. Is it the same as depression? Because from what I've observed, depression is pretty much the norm these days. I remember hearing somewhere that Americans (I live in USA obviously) are more depressed decade after decade or something like that (don't quote me). There's also a ridiculous amount of pill popping of depression medication (this is anecdotal) so I'm sure there's statistics out there to further reinforce this. This is off topic though.
Edit: Also, I made it seem that relating to a group or whatever is more of 6 thing, but every type does this really. What I should have said was e4 builds an identity out of being different, at a fundamental level. So, while they may seek people to relate to, the awareness of their 'deficiencies' (potential rejection) and the fundamental feeling of being different (something that's twisted into an identity) is in conflict, therefore the whole process doesn't go down as smoothly as some other types.
