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- Apr 24, 2007
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It's odd that with all your knowledge of MBTI, you seem reluctant to use it for what it's truly great at: to understand yourself, understand your weaknesses and strenghts and to actually use this information to improve yourself instead of projecting onto others.
I'm not trolling you, but I seriously ask: do you honestly think MBTI is great at this stuff? I think it has the potential to *help out*, but it's not going to take you all the way there. People like to forge common bonds with others, and finding personality similarities is yet another way of connecting; from what I've observed, people tend to use MBTI to elevate themselves above others, excuse shitty behaviors, and hide from their highly individualized issues. It's lonely to face your deficits and fears head-on. I see a lot of people overgeneralizing specific issues and distorting them so that they meet MBTI specs for their given "type." Sometimes, sure, you face similar problems as others with a similar personality to you. But you come with a unique history, environment, and yes, personality...too many people use MBTI as a sort of cliff notes version of humanity. It's easy and comforting that way.
You in this post = plural.