It's frustrating for me to think of "stupid Te" and "Te is stupid" as separate entities. It's kind of like how Simulatedworld made a thread talking about Conspiracy Fi, which was meant to be a separate entity from non-conspiracy Fi.
This "stupid Te" and "Te is stupid" is a context thing. One is a definition the other is not. One puts Te in the same group as stupid and the other splits out part of Te and places it in that group. Its like saying "you are stupid" vs "that was stupid". With one all the positive is dismissed, and sent with all the negative. "that was stupid" splits apart the good from the bad. "stupid Te" is more like "that was stupid" and the OP followed this thought by seperating out a portion of it.
Those who prefer Ti don't need external criteria for their reasoning while those who prefer Te do. That doesn't mean that either preference is innately stupid. You might want to make your posts less provocative and more sober. But, of course, your intent was to provoke reactions from the same demographic you were talking about and then tell us we were exhibiting the same behavior you were describing. Right?
Thanks, that helps me understand Te a little better. "stupid Te" is when they act before they have the "external criteria", but the acting is more of a chart the coure Ni/Si thing. Then they get bit by "stupid Te". Also, not saying chart the course personalities are stupid, but this could be a reason why they tend to lean toward their tertiary as opposed to their aux function.
Anyway, Te and Fe are both "driven" functions so actions are always taken before fully thought/felt out.