I've seen this point argued before, but I think there are some intuitive types that seems particularly well suited for the real world (ENTJs) and are often highly successful, and some sensing types that seem to struggle more with traditional paths (ISFPs). In what ways do you think the world has suffered from being more concrete, and how would you define an intuitive approach to the world?
Yeah, you're right that ENTJs do have an easier time than a lot of other types. I would say that's because there is also a bias in favour of Thinking/Te. So many NFPs overdo their Te+Si in order to fit into the working world, which results in huge levels of stress.
Aspects of the modern world that would be the opposite, and correspond to an NF way of doing things, would be the arts e.g. the vast majority of music, as well as alternative spiritualities. So there is still some level to which NF is present, but most people end up having to change themselves to make a living. They have to settle for a less effective form biologically speaking because it is more effective societally speaking, so they end up unfulfilled. I would say that we've lost connection to the artistic and spiritual aspects of life, and everything is about expanding and consuming. It's difficult to find support in the sort of tasks that require a lot of time before they pull off real-world results, so instead people stick to what's already available and known to work, and that hinders progress. You'd think academia would be remedying this problem, but from what I've heard it suffers from the same set of problems.
I mean, part of the reason that I am passionate about this is because of my own situation. As an INFJ, I have very little option in the world which would suit my INFJ preferences. I went with a STEM discipline in university, which is common among INFJs, especially male, but it seems that the sort of job that I could get would require high levels of Te, so I either try to my make way through that, but don't live up to my potential, or I focus on typology, which does suit how my mind works, but have to spend many years making no money because I'm in it for the long haul. Basically, it's a harder life path for an INFJ, amongst other types.
Maybe I'm micharacterising the problem though. Perhaps the way society is set up is of detriment to most people, or maybe alienates people who share characteristics that aren't necessarily type related. But I do see a lack of NF representation (note: we do have a lot of NF representation in the media, because musicians and actors tend to be NFs, but that's only for the fortunate few, and society in general is largely lacking in it. Like the old adage about having little hope if you're pursuing an artistic career, the struggling artist).
So I think that type discrimination is as real as other forms of discrimination, it's just more subtle, but it definitely exists on an institutional level. I would posit that a lot of environmental destruction and other forms of destructive tendencies in the population would be somewhat curbed if we were to have proper NF representation. Even NTs have it tough in the sense that STEM careers generally are results, real-world-data focused and NTs, especially NTFS, need an artistic process of theorising for years before they pull anything off, too. I don't know how bad it is in that regard but I suspect there are problems there.
So yeah, I know I didn't do too good a job of explaining there, admittedly though I'm aware of the problem I haven't given enough thought to it to properly explain it, but I do believe that if there is utility to typology, then a lot of it will come from a recognition in society as to the value of the different kinds of processes that people employ in working at their maximum functionality, rather than certain types being made the archetype for the whole population to follow, like the STJ-ness of the working world. If a significant portion of the population are having to choose between denying their natural inclinations and poverty, then there are clearly significant problems that need addressing.
edit: also, I think that this is linked to the government, because most politicians are Te or Si dominant, and the working world has a focus on Te and Si.
