Fi filters information based on interpretations of worth, forming judgments according to criteria that are often intangible. Fi constantly balances an internal set of values such as harmony and authenticity. Attuned to subtle distinctions, Fi innately senses what is true and what is false in a situation.
Ti seeks precision, such as the exact word to express an idea. It notices the minute distinctions that define the essence of things, then analyzes and classifies them. Ti examines all sides of an issue, looking to solve problems while minimizing effort and risk. It uses models to root out logical inconsistency.
Well he lives in such an imaginative world, that his grasp of 'true and false' is kind of lacking most of the time. I would argue this to mean it's unlikely he maintains much Fi.
hold on - you're saying an NF is unlikely to build an imaginative world? i'm not trying to be an ass here, just pointing out how odd this sounds. and the wrong/right, true/false of Fi is not Wrong/Right, True/False... it's situational evaluation. what is appropriate/important or not given the circumstances.
for example, let's take throwing snowballs at cars. sounds like a calvin-y thing to do. not particularly nice, but not terrorizing, either. would i as an F do this? yes, probably, if i found it fun and
fairly harmless. that's the part of the equation that's very much Fi and that i think is being misinterpreted here - Fi doesn't necessarily argue be a fluff bunny in every circumstance, it just pushes for evaluation. throwing a snowball at a car with an obnoxious kid blaring music is totally different from throwing one at a little old lady who's minding her own business. in the first case, that kid is harder to disturb because he is an obnoxious 20-something and he's already infringing upon others with the music, so it's not a big deal to hit him. it's "right" - not Right - just okay given the situation. but the grandma could get really startled and is being cute and quiet anyway, so why snowball her? that's "wrong".
Since he interprets things into the 'essence' of them, and breaks them into metaphors (his imagination) to better express them and understand such, as well as goes to great lengths to minimize effort (aliens ate my homework! Gravity reversed, I couldn't do anything!), and his models are all based off Ne, which means the logic he uses is consistent within his own imaginary world, I would suggest Ti is more likely than Fi as his secondary function.
don't limit being a slacker to NTPs, lol
i think it's hard to type a 6 year old, especially in comics (admit it, NT is cruelty is funnier than NF idealism), and i haven't read much calvin and hobbes recently... but, since everyone's claiming calvin for their own type, i figure i'll put in one for ENFP
i can see calvin as a mischievous (not-very-developed Fi) ENFP - our Ne and Te can override Fi sometimes, making us not quite so moral as INFPs. but calvin seems more Fi than Ti to me, and spending all your time in an imaginary world is certainly NFPish. as for E, ENFPs can be plenty socially introverted. i am, and was. i was like the IFP kid profile way more than ENP... and do note that calvin makes up hobbes to be his companion. he really is not happy with internal stimulation alone. and he seems too generally naughty/willing to antagonize for the fun of it to be an INFP, yet not nearly logical/systems oriented enough to be an NTP... like someone said before, calvinball has no rules!
haha well now i've convinced myself
that was really just for fun though. debate it as you please.
