Helping someone find their type is a strong tradition with this site, and I'm not complaining. How it is though that other types are questioned more often than others? Is there a strong bias for individuals to see themselves in certain light, as in they're a masterminded INTJ, or some other type they admire? Moreover, does the people recognize these kinds of patterns, and do they begin to suspect anyone who types themselves as one of the "popular" types? Could people get overly suspicious of self-typed people of certain types?
If evaluation of someone's "mastermindedness" for example helps people better establish if they are an INTJ, it's all good, but I dont think the concept is most commonly used like just that.
Sounds like you're expecting me to be personally involved about this, so lets respond as in what's personal for me. Maybe you're used to dealing with 20 year olds so you like to offer consolation. No matter. Maybe I should change my profile picture to something where I look my age. In any case, the concept I'm talking about is similar to holding a type (say, ENTJ) as a badge of honor. ENTJ are seen as successfull in some sense, and if a self-typed ENTJ fails in some measure of success, their type will be in suspect.
Again, you invited personal thought, so I provided it, but this concept isn't about my self-typing. I'm saying this skill-based or merit-based evaluation of types fail in some regard. Not everyone who's test comes out certain way exhibits exemplary qualities usual to that type. They might be great at something else, but still their test comes out a certain way. I'm challenging the usual style of skill- and ability-based MBTI evaluation.
