Thalassa
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- May 3, 2009
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- MBTI Type
- ISFP
- Enneagram
- 6w7
- Instinctual Variant
- sx
I don't know about an Entirely even divide... specifically for people spending tremendous amounts of time on forums. Maybe? I notice that as far as NF's go.. I don't see too many ENFJ's on forums and I wonder why that is... I also think the N outweights the S on this type of forum.. I attribute that to S preferring a concrete, practical world. Ultimately, I think my question involving ENF's online really comes down to being Ne dom. Maybe there are other reasons (as I previously mentioned the obvious arguments of forums still being social experiences and external events.)
Anyhow, it really doesn't matter as no one is 100% any preference. We use all our functions, blah blah... I really just wanted to see if there is indeed a pattern of more introverts online, and to explore the motivations of E's being online (ALOT).
I think someone made a very good point when they say different types could be doing different things on the Internet. Like hardcore gamers, I would guess most to be introverts, I could be wrong, but it seems more introverted. People who hang around on facebook or myspace all day might be more likely to be extroverts and/or sensors,actually, because it connects directly to their "real" world of people they know IRL for the most part. It's just another communication tool for some people.
Really chatty people on forums might be more likely to be Es. I've noticed that like four of us in the top ten posters are ENxPs and there's an ENFJ. Not that introverts can't post a lot too...but extroverts are probably chatty and put less pre-meditated thought into their posts, so might post in higher numbers. Like having a conversation.
Some people on LiveJournal seem to do research all day long on the Internet, like don't appear to be nearly *as* social as those who would be hardcore forum addicts. I see A LOT of INxx on my friends list on LJ.
There are people who still might think I'm INFP, I don't know, but I think it's highly plausible that ENxPs, as Ne doms, would be heavily interested in Internet usage.