But I can promise you the Fe hivemind isn't going to like this.
We know that the universe rests on our shoulders.
Behold the power of Fe. You can't destroy the hive-mind. We multiply through social ease.
Thank Christ that Fe-terts and inferiors are somehow immune
this whole string of comments cracks me up when they are strung together like this... it causes me to think of slivers and the borg... resistance is futile!
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the image is from a card called sliver legion... the flavor text for the card is "Hidden within the clicking, chittering swarm is a unique mind, still young, but growing more aware as time passes." ... wow, you fe are a scary bunch *wink*...
I don't call every INTP an inconsiderate asshole just because I know one INTP who is that way.
that's good... while many of us appear that way (and some of us really are), in many cases it is that we don't realize and/or care how we come across... truth tends to take a bigger focus than emotion...
I would first like to know what INTPs are hiding
i could tell you, but it will just change as i absorb new information and am better able to synthesize truth...
You do not seem to have a very good understanding of what Fe is.
i was prepared to see Fe used differently in this thread, but i still think of iron first each time...
Shit guys, I forgot... what's our agenda again??
Emotional prostitution. We act nice only to get freebies, duh.
looking at these as a pair cracks me up... (there is a lot about extroverts, feelers, and sensors that is frustrating and funny... the judging function mostly frustrates me, but that is because of me not them...)
The only thing I'm hiding is my stash, and you will never find it!
hah! nice =)....
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okay, now that i have done my best to lighten the mood i will say a few things... the first thing is that i don't like this thread very much... i nearly didn't say anything because i "didn't want to get any on me"... i don't mean for that statement to come across as judgemental...
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when i was younger, i had similar thoughts to you about fe 'fakeness', and to a lesser extent, te stuff. however, at the core, je simply focuses on meeting an externally based standard. just because someone would rather realize that criteria than explore the nitty-gritty like you or i doesn't mean they're fake.
i have had these feelings also)... there were exceptions, but i often felt like i was under attack from "fake fe"... my emotional coldness or vulnerability (which was observed is based on my age at the time) was sometimes cited as the reason i perceived strong feelings as threatening... i am willing to admit that there may have been some truth in that... however, i am also very sure that there are/were a lot of fake emotions being used as a tool for manipulation, and that most of the time i was correct in my perceptions... learning what sort of person you are dealing with is important... even people that are most often genuine/fake can sometimes behave in the opposite manner... anyhow, i am not trying to pick on you guys, i just wanted to say that...
additionally, coming from someone who's dating an fe type, i can vouch for how much authentic good fe brings to the table. at its optimum, it offers a kind of unconditional caring you can't get elsewhere. furthermore, when you actually start to get into your inferior for yourself, it provides a huge fucking relief because it dovetails quite nicely with your dominant function. the majority of the users here would benefit from an incentive to tap into that, rather than sitting in an echo-chamber where psychobabble reinforces their worst fears.
i would also "vouch" for that...
My personal theory? Fe-users are afraid of being singled out; they know they benefit best from being a part of the herd, doing mutual favors, cooperating, etc. because they fear being judged or made to do everything on their own. Considering how much cooperation is involved in maintaining society/being human, this is a fair concern. But, being a dominant function, when forced to choose between their own logic (Ti) and the will of the majority (Fe), they opt out for the latter.
i think introverts sometimes feel threatened by extroverts in a similar manner... i have never wondered if if feelers feel threatened by folks like me... i do know that i need to put on kid gloves when dealing with them, or i walk away feeling like an asshole... sometimes, when i feel that an "emotional attack" is too irrational i feel a need to lash out... i assure you this is rare, and is mostly a defensive maneuver...
So you could say that xxFJ types, at their worst (so I absolve the more developed xxFJs), have an uncomfortable predilection for telling other people what they want to hear because they think improving the overall harmony will inevitably improve the situation. This isn't unnecessary, but isn't what every situation needs; Ti-users--who are almost DESIGNED to trouble-shoot-- often run afoul of this, because we want the actual problem to be 'fixed', not just for everyone to 'feel better about it'.
i have this trouble with some of my xxfx friends (i try not to type most of my friends, and to just deal with them as individuals)... i just want to show them how to fix things... often enough they just want me to shut up and listen... it is a struggle but i try until my frustration with the ease of "solving" the problem boils over... i am not sure i will ever understand their thinking fully, but i have a strategy that seems to work...
I thought Fi-doms respected strong emotions and sensitivity in others. Is it a shameful thing for a Fe-aux to experience emotional pain? Is that a reason to think less of them or mock them? I know that IxFx get harrassed for their strong, private emotions all the time.
i don't see why people feel the need to mock what is kept private...
I have hidden my emotions in general in my life - at least my strongest ones. I don't always find a voice offline because I don't think of responses quickly enough because of being an introvert. It is difficult to find a true voice in the world, and so for me artistic endeavors help the most. I have valued the online environment because it helps introverts have more time to respond so that they do have more of a voice. I think that's a good thing, and since I like being an introvert, it's not a source of shame to me.
i can identify with this...
So, on point with the thread, I have tended to hide my strongest emotions. It is because I don't think people want to see strong emotions generally in the world. Also there are strong cultural biases against emotion. A display of emotion discredits the validity of an idea in our culture which primarily respects Te for intellectual endeavors. As someone who values the arts, I think strong emotion contain some of the deepest truths about humanity.
i can admit that i appreciate when people hide strong emotions... i would never try to censor any of you (the type in question), but i might avoid you in real life if you were threatening or obnoxious to me...
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