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[MBTI General] SJ and NT and Eccentricity

entropie

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Found a cool quote: :)

Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd.

~Edith Sitwell
 

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I want to marry an eccentric.
 

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Love the quote, but the title of this thread is strange.
 

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Ns retain a form of child-like innocence throughout their lives. For NTs in particular there's an abstract core that's timeless. Eccentricity maybe. I spent 2 hours on the train talking to two accomplished 60+ NT men today (as a 24 y/o NT woman just starting out in life), generally talking about life and joking around and I realised immediately that that would be out of the question with an SJ - I would just be young and they would mostly be old. It really warmed my heart to see the NT connection play out like that. :wubbie:
 

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Eccentricity is wonderful.
 

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generally talking about life and joking around and I realised immediately that that would be out of the question with an SJ


Will the ignorant stereotyping in this forum ever stop?
 

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I spent 2 hours on the train talking to two accomplished 60+ NT men today (as a 24 y/o NT woman just starting out in life), generally talking about life and joking around and I realised immediately that that would be out of the question with an SJ - I would just be young and they would mostly be old.

:wacko:

Are you serious? Really? Are you serious?
 

Jaguar

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:wacko:

Are you serious? Really? Are you serious?

I was just reading a thread where someone was talking about a person who said:
"If you have fresh fruit in your house, you're a sensor."

The only thing I can figure is the person who said that was in a car accident, and suffered brain damage.
 

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*looks a bowl of apples*
*hands in NF badge*

:laugh:
 

Lux

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Apples are dangerous. "Do you want one?"
 

Lux

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I'm working on the strawberries from my fridge. Mmmmm SENSESSSSSSSSS.

"I'm gonna need your NT badge... and your strawberries."

*thinks of a muffin recipe*
Because now that I'm an S I can cook! :jew:

Where did the eccentrics go?
 

Uytuun

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:wacko:

Are you serious? Really? Are you serious?

Yes, I have been there with (older) SJs* (and I know these men I was talking about, I'm not randomly assuming strangers I click with are NTs)...it is completely different. Not because SJs are inferior, it's a mutual compatibility thing. There just is a difference and communication with a much older SJ that's in a way different phase of his/her life is more difficult than communication with a fellow NT in the same situation. I guess I was happy to see that connection persist regardless of the external circumstances and I thought it was remarkable.

Why stereotypically discard/mock my reaction?

*I'll add "most SJs" if you want me to be politically correct.
 

IZthe411

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Yes, I have been there with (older) SJs* (and I know these men I was talking about, I'm not randomly assuming strangers I click with are NTs)...it is completely different. Not because SJs are inferior, it's a mutual compatibility thing. There just is a difference and communication with a much older SJ that's in a way different phase of his/her life would be more difficult than communication with a fellow NT in the same situation. I was happy to see that connection.

Why stereotypically discard/mock my reaction?

*I'll add "most SJs" if you want me to be politically correct.

Don't backpedal. You get more respect if you stuck with your story.
 

Uytuun

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Don't backpedal. You get more respect if you stuck with your story.

In the NT section we don't backpedal, we explain!

Kidding. ;)

(no, but really I was explaining :D)

I don't understand the fuss.
 
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