Interesting.
The benefit to using descriptors to explain ourselves and others is that we can understand more information than we could understand without using said descriptors.
The cost to using descriptors to explain ourselves and others is that we narrow our focus and miss information that might fall outside the pattern or descriptors.
MBTI is just a descriptor-tool. It is a valid tool for generally understanding people, but it's validity breaks down when trying to more deeply know a person.
Perhaps a person doesn't want to be more deeply known because they have a low self-esteem or image. They could perhaps hide behind their MBTI type to continue to describe them when, in fact, it does not; when, in fact, it's time to go beyond generalities and assess the individual on a more intimate, albeit time-consuming level.
It is a valid tool, and since it is imperfect it can be outgrown. It is a good starting point to understand surficially about you and others, about will lead you in the right direction of self knowledge, maybe. LOW self image will be the main factor to how much a person clings to their perceived ego
So I would agree with you. MBTI is a bandaid for our bruised egos.
Maybe this also explains why most people who've used (and abused) MBTI shun it as worthless, not even putting a type by their name. It's just that, for, and with, the people in question, they have gone beyond what MBTI can do.
it's a surficial tool, can never find contentment with your perceived ego, it is a roadblock to evolution
Still. Knowing a person's preferred cognitive functions could help with understanding them on an intimate/individual level, by giving one insight into how that person likely processes data and makes decisions.
yes for sure. Knowing a persons prefered functions will undoubtedly be the key to digging deeper. But of course, we should not be content with knowing their functions, we must know why. And we must know why for that answer of the previouse why. Untill infinity.[
I cannot reconcile these two ideas at this moment....*ponder*
had an analogy going but don't feel like elaborating atm. this is getting too long.