Well, it doesn't really make sense to me. I would think that if NT's are "logical," then they would take whatever the most logical course of action was for a given situation. Even if they realized that the organization of the system wasn't logical, wouldn't they still realize that it was more effective to work within it when they don't have the resources to actually do anything against it, and that sitting outside of it accomplishing nothing and acting unusual is just... pointless?
And I mean, what's the point of just decrying the system? It's obviously there for a reason, and acting in the exact opposite direction isn't necessarily better, it's just trading one negative extreme for another. I'm not saying don't protest certain aspects, but you just have to "choose your battles," so to speak.
Basically, I don't understand the idea of not liking the system just because it's "the system." I kind of understand working against it when there's an actual problem with a particular aspect of it, though.
Hmm, I think a lot of NTJ's see things this way. I don't think I know an INTJ who doesn't consider themself a Libertarian--y'know, let the market regulate itself within a minimal framework of basic laws. It's a J thing to go "that's how things are. Problem solved."
The INTP perspective is going to be very different--I think we tend to look at society as this hugely complicated system that begs to be studied and re-molded into a more logical version of itself. Not that that's going to happen any time soon, so discouragement sets in and our natural response is to withdraw to a safe distance to collect more information. It's not about resisting the system because it's "the system;" it's a combination of indifference to convention and authority with a desire for logical coherence that society can't provide. Ideas like "It's just how we do things," and "you're not in charge, so stop asking questions" are going to be resisted tooth and nail, although the conflict often stays internal. But since the conflict comes from the dominant Ti-Ne combination, (or Ti-Se for ISTP's, which is very similar) doing anything that requires you to ignore your predominant thinking functions is difficult and unpleasant.
Personally, the whole "work for money and live your life on the weekends" thing is just impossible. I sit there at work and go "why am I doing this? I could really give a fuck whether or not this yuppie bitch gets the right number of shots in her espresso. Why is a full third of the hours in my day, including sleep, devoted to something that doesn't interest me?" And the answer, of course, is "well, no one's going to pay you to analyze the implicit proto-fascist dynamics of American Evangelical political ideology," so basically my life is being stolen from me.
Not purchased, you understand. Purchased would be if I made enough money working retail, food service, or selling insurance to knock off after 5 years of it and pursue what I actually want to do with my life. The fact that I'm charged for the
privilege of occupying space, which necessitates wage labor, means that I can't expect any real freedom until I'm too old to contribute to the whole bullshit mess anymore and they put me out to pasture,
assuming, of course, I've been a good and faithful enough dog over the years to have socked away enough money to continue feeding myself, occupying space, and of course getting medical care for a body that will be decrepit by that point. So, basically once I've got the time to do what I want, I'll be too old to do much more than take a few trips and learn to play golf.
And it's all because society is structured to emphasize priorities that I don't share. It rewards people for spending their time, talent, and energy crafting elaborate setpieces to persuade others to drink one particular brand of lemon-lime soda. Or to come up with new ways to stitch fabric together so as to convince people to spend thousands of dollars on a fucking
bag to carry their shit around in. Or to make Ben Affleck movies.
But you just want to observe things and try to understand them better? No money in that, freak. That'll be $1000 for the next thirty days of having somewhere to sleep. Best get your ass to Wal-Mart and fill out an application.