"Fascinated by all ‘T’ types" from Surviving INFP blog
The INFP blog author thinks:
That's an interesting assessment. It's pretty broadly drawn, and I don't know if any T types would be more likely to do whatever the author thinks is going on in the interactions being observed. I'm wondering if any other INFPs or other Fs get this impression about Ts as well.
Personally, I don't try to "haggle" or "thrust-and-parry" or get people to concede and conform to a hidden agenda. However, I will tease and taunt people just for fun--usually people I like, and who I think/hope will take it in the playful spirit intended. Or I'll sometimes feel shy and uncertain how to be sociable, so I'll make an attempt and it will fall flat and elicit that "O...kayyyy......" reaction. It depends on the situation and the other people and other circumstances. But I'm interested to think of whether either of these would come across to anyone as a social game, like the blog author believes.
The INFP blog author thinks:
with ‘T’ types, they have little hidden agendas when they are trying to move you to follow a certain regulation or rule they have created. If you comply and conform, you are no fun. They like to have a little thrust-and-parry to see if you are a worthy opponent and if they can get you to concede they are right.
When a fellow T talks to another T whom she has respect for, there is a little game of haggling and straight-forward questions which to a F probably sounds pretty rude.
When a fellow T talks to another T whom she has respect for, there is a little game of haggling and straight-forward questions which to a F probably sounds pretty rude.
That's an interesting assessment. It's pretty broadly drawn, and I don't know if any T types would be more likely to do whatever the author thinks is going on in the interactions being observed. I'm wondering if any other INFPs or other Fs get this impression about Ts as well.
Personally, I don't try to "haggle" or "thrust-and-parry" or get people to concede and conform to a hidden agenda. However, I will tease and taunt people just for fun--usually people I like, and who I think/hope will take it in the playful spirit intended. Or I'll sometimes feel shy and uncertain how to be sociable, so I'll make an attempt and it will fall flat and elicit that "O...kayyyy......" reaction. It depends on the situation and the other people and other circumstances. But I'm interested to think of whether either of these would come across to anyone as a social game, like the blog author believes.