Asterion
Ruler of the Stars
- Joined
- May 6, 2009
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- MBTI Type
- INTP
- Enneagram
- 5
- Instinctual Variant
- sp/sx
I see a few people state that their tertiary and inferior functions are well developed. eg. INFPs with well developed Te, ESTJs with well developed Ne, ENTPs with well developed Fe. Particularly ENFPs with strong Te...
I think there are usually simpler explantions for these 'well developed' traits, that have very little to do with MBTI. It seems as if people hide what they really want to say behind a little bit of jargon, whether it be an insult/flattery, a huge guess, or a generalization. In the case of ENFPs, this Te is probably just Fi, or something all people do... it could be that the ENFP is a 7w8, and is looking at e8 traits and calling them 'Te'.
I'm not saying that tertiary and inferiors don't exist, such functions are usually just a weakness of using your prefered functions. I may just be annoyed that people aren't speaking directly. When you say that someone uses Te, how can anyone be sure that you know what you're saying? You could define Te as control in your mind, then suddenly use it to mean that such a person is abrasive. I guess it does take a bit more thought to describe exactly what you've noticed, but it might help to avoid confusion around here, not to mention thousand post long threads about house or eminem.
I think there are usually simpler explantions for these 'well developed' traits, that have very little to do with MBTI. It seems as if people hide what they really want to say behind a little bit of jargon, whether it be an insult/flattery, a huge guess, or a generalization. In the case of ENFPs, this Te is probably just Fi, or something all people do... it could be that the ENFP is a 7w8, and is looking at e8 traits and calling them 'Te'.
I'm not saying that tertiary and inferiors don't exist, such functions are usually just a weakness of using your prefered functions. I may just be annoyed that people aren't speaking directly. When you say that someone uses Te, how can anyone be sure that you know what you're saying? You could define Te as control in your mind, then suddenly use it to mean that such a person is abrasive. I guess it does take a bit more thought to describe exactly what you've noticed, but it might help to avoid confusion around here, not to mention thousand post long threads about house or eminem.