I second [MENTION=20944]Cygnus[/MENTION].
I always got the impression you were a 6, although the fact you previously typed as ESTJ would bias me towards 6. The vibe I got, I apologize if I'm completely wrong here, is that you're someone who has a very clear and convicted opinions of judging things in terms of 'correct' and 'incorrect'. Someone who is more driven to push for what you see as competence over ideals. Your writing style (and presumably your cognitive style) seems quite pragmatic and epigrammatic. To put it a bit brashly "Clear away the unnecessary hazy bullshit distractions so we can get on with shit".
However, one other possibility is that what I'm describing as E6 may in fact be E1 as the two are definitely superficially isomorphic, the distinction between the two, simply put is that E1 focuses on "Good and Evil" and E6 more "Correct and Incorrect".
My guess on your tritype
6w7 so/sp
9w8/8w9 sx/so (kinda slightly guessing the instinctual variant here)
3w? sp/so
I'm curious about your MBTI type. You identified with ESTJ for quite a while, what about ESTJ did you identify with, and what made you change your mind.
(also, i'd take it as a compliment that I think you're a healthy 6 and incredulous that you're an 8)
Oh I was never an ESTJ to begin with. I found an avatar that looked like an ESTJ character that I used to use, so I changed my type to ESTJ to match the avatar. If there is anything I am not, it’s a J.
I don’t ever try to control people. I will often convince people to do what I want but controlling and being domineering are something I can’t do and it disgusts me to see people who do so (being domineering). I’ve only been suggested e8 as a tritype once in my 7 year period as a member in this forum. (I initially joined in 2008 Oct.) I initially joined as an ENTP by the way, which I stopped typing myself as at around 2010/11.
I do not control and I am definitely NOT domineering. I do enthusiastically convince and I am quite good at that.
I am actually not very opinionated except for a few aspects of life. I don’t believe in good and evil or correct and wrong. Separation of church/religion and state is one of the main things I could think of where I am opinionated. However, I would gladly shift this opinion if it serves a temporary practical purpose.
I think I do come across as opinionated though. I am strong with words and get a point across quite well esp in RL. This may come across as being opinionated to an onlooker. However, I would say I am MORE opinionated than not if I was to select between two extremes of being opinionated or the concept of live and let live.
I think more of what I'm getting is that he's more selective in the bullshit he chooses to clear out. Like an 8 would just actively charge all over the place while a 6 would use the same tricks from a more defensive position. Or, a 6 would use honesty to ease communication, but he'd care more about giving a straight answer to anyone who asked rather than playing power games with it. The former seems more like Riva. Worthiness to communicate with him is not a factor -- the delivery of facts is more important than the nature of the recipient.
But none of this seems to explicitly contradict 7 either, except maybe an absence of Positive Outlook.
I think most of what you wrote here is inaccurate.
E6s might not play power games with you, but they would take an argument to their own deaths. An e8 will think he is wasting his time and back off.
I think your point about e8s actively charging vs e6 would choose a more defensive position is wrong. E6s feel very personal about their opinions. This is why they get so offended and create so much drama when people disagree with even their most trivial stances. It seems hilarious how offended e6s get and how often they butt heads with others over the smallest things.
A former member who is an e6 once explained why this is. ‘When someone rejects their opinion they feel rejected as a person. You see they are anxious and nervous quite often and therefore look for securities. Believing in something (even the smallest thing) is kind of like a security (I can’t remember exactly what that person said). Then they begin to relate to this and when someone rejects this opinion it drives them nuts. It sends them to a counterphobic drama episode.’ Have you ever seen a CP 6 back down from something? They keep fighting keep fighting and keep fighting eventhough what they are fighting for wouldn’t have any profit.
E8s on the otherhand would openly butt heads with others if there is something to be gained. They are cunning enough to calculate what is important and what is not unlike an e6. Although an e8 might not accept defeat you seldom see one pushing an argument which has been rejected or getting worried over an opinion like an e6 would. If it threatens their security, then they will keep fighting. However, opinions/words aren’t much worth fighting for if it doesn’t serve a purpose they probably think.
Also I am NOT claiming e8 here. Having an e8 wing doesn’t mean one would come across as strongly as an original e8. W8s are pushy but they are not domineering. I can be pushy, but I am not domineering.