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[INTP] INTP subtypes

Lithium Onyx

New member
Joined
Jul 20, 2009
Messages
64
MBTI Type
INTP
Enneagram
5w6
I came across this before. I'm probably somewhere between Cynical Realist and Classic Nerd.

I should be ashamed of myself. Very, very ashamed.
 

Eric B

ⒺⓉⒷ
Joined
Mar 29, 2008
Messages
3,621
MBTI Type
INTP
Enneagram
548
Instinctual Variant
sp/sx
The titles don't really have any sort of validation anyway, they're just derived by intuitive application of function theory, so...

^^^ case in point: Some INTPs might use their powers to deconstruct an idea and invalidate it, but the NPIT pretty accurate denotes how I use the same skills to anchor and then expand a framework in order to include as many possibilities as possible. How broad can I make things? How much fits within the frame? I have noticed a tendency in my arguing to focus on the "broadening the theory" thing...

I would have thought that I was NPIT as well. For on most of the other tests, N is obviously the strongest, followed by P. (Though a few tests such as the DDLI, J/P were close). In some respects, I/E are close, though the way the tests define introversion in the classic sense is what makes the I strong.

I'm not sure I can really identify with this:

"bodhidharma"
This type, the second of the hermit-like INs, seeks obliteration of the personality through calm meditation


But then, it is a very brief, vague description, and I'm not sure what he means by "obliteration of the personality".
 

Valuable_Money

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Joined
Jun 19, 2009
Messages
679
MBTI Type
ENTP
Enneagram
5w6
I would have thought that I was NPIT as well. For on most of the other tests, N is obviously the strongest, followed by P. (Though a few tests such as the DDLI, J/P were close). In some respects, I/E are close, though the way the tests define introversion in the classic sense is what makes the I strong.

I'm not sure I can really identify with this:

"bodhidharma"
This type, the second of the hermit-like INs, seeks obliteration of the personality through calm meditation


But then, it is a very brief, vague description, and I'm not sure what he means by "obliteration of the personality".

Tee Hee, people still think P is an actual function.
So cute.
 

Fluffywolf

Nips away your dignity
Joined
Mar 31, 2009
Messages
9,581
MBTI Type
INTP
Enneagram
9
Instinctual Variant
sp/sx
Hmm, none of the above. Most closely I guess the Cynical Realist, but not really.
 

RaptorWizard

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Joined
Mar 19, 2012
Messages
5,895
MBTI Type
INTJ
Enneagram
5w6
Instinctual Variant
sx/so
I change my vote to religious fanatic.
 

greenfairy

philosopher wood nymph
Joined
May 25, 2012
Messages
4,024
MBTI Type
iNfj
Enneagram
6w5
Instinctual Variant
sx/sp
Whatever an unemployable philosopher would be.
 

Hildur

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Joined
Sep 22, 2012
Messages
27
MBTI Type
INTP
I fluctuate between these two, apparently:

PINT-"the secret prostitute"
The first of our identity-strong subtypes, they court several identities at once without thought of global inconsistency.

IPNT-"the deadhead"
These types tend to be long-simmering hippies, who are secretly yearning for a simpler existence, usually involving nature or anachronism.

Accurate, if only I could decipher what the first one meant..

I seem to be PINT/PNIT. Types starting with "P" are summed up as being "Improvisers". I can buy that. Got a 100% on P... (on a fairly simple/random test, but anyway)
As for the rest I have absolutely no idea what it means... Could anything please explain it in Swedish?? :D

Edit: Oh yeah, and for the "current" type division I think I'm a Previously Golden, Now Cynical Loser...
 
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