'I really enjoyed your post, but unfortunately this point is inaccurate. it doesn't invalidate your interpretation and that certainly isn't my intention however, we have to acknowledge facts.  The...|||Theres so much data for both possibilities, its hard to be sure whats valid and what has been refuted. The data I'm most familiar with does show a difference - however I firmly hold the belief that...|||Thank you all for so many great posts while I was gone.    Eryngo - You make some great counter points. I think the mistake I have made is perhaps viewing things through the lense of my home, which...|||You are quite right,  Eryngo  I misspoke - implying it was guaranteed that it would have been a barrier to entry for that position, rather than it was merely probable that her being female would...|||Another excellent post in a thread I am really enjoying. Thank you.  I agree.  For me - racism, sexism, ableism are all intertwined with class. People are and have been discriminated against for...|||Excellent post.  The points on the right/left divide especially resonated with me. I'm a social democrat by nature, so centre-left - the lack of pragmatis and nuance in the extremes on either side...|||Nashvols made my point excellently before I could.  I'm not similarly effected because I recognise it's part of the political game. In daily life, such people are incredibly off-putting - but in a...|||Well then, why even weigh in at all on a discussion forum if you have no intention to discuss?  You certainly have time and energy to have a lazy, unimaginative pop at me rather than offer any...|||Say what you like about 'armchair philosophy' but it's often wholly, or in part, responsible for many of the rights and safeguards you enjoy today.  I admire your commitment to action and the fact...|||There's something unsettling I find about trying to demonstrate it's wrong to kill people by killing people.  It's not justice, it's revenge. It eliminates all opportunity for rehabilitation, it...|||Those scores would position you, depending on test - as exceptionally gifted. Average is around 100 and 160 is the absolute ceiling.  If those scores are from professionally administered tests - I...|||I suspect most of us simply fake it - some more convincing than others. Personally, I haven't cried since adolesence.  I know I've personally held concerns that there was something wrong with me....|||It's a complex and multi-faceted issue - difficult but ultimately one we need to have an open discussion on.  'isms' and hatred are, in my experience, externalisations of fear. Hate and anger are...|||Again, I can only speak for myself but I think there is some validity here.  I have little trouble building characters, plots and worlds in my mind - my problem comes down to transferring them...|||I don't feel particularly qualified to assess your relationship's viability.  However, speaking from experience if you are 26 - 30 or younger, have only been together a year and do not have...|||An interesting question.  I think usually generations are titled by their observers rather than themselves - though I feel perhaps Gen X were the exception that proves the rule.  I think spurning...|||I must again thank you for your comments, lavendersnow  It seems you may be correct. It seems theres a lot of overlap in both typings that I can relate to - so it will take some time to confirm....|||Thanks for your input.  It's a fair analysis that, I concede, would probably hold true - which is unfortunate.|||You are correct - however my hypothesis was based on the idea that politcal parties were abolished.  There would be no 'single brand' campaigning and each candidate would stand or fall on their own...|||Hypothesis - The removal of organised political parties and a focus on individual, unlabelled campaigners would deliver more effective, moderate governance.  Many people, myself included, can be...|||While open to the concept of 'something greater' (I believe in reason and science, I believe in our current understanding of the universe - the only thing I've never been satisifed with entirely is...|||I appreciate your insight, lavendersnow  I'd be curious to get your input on what type people who feel as myself and Mr. Pierce report might belong to outside INFJ. Is there a type you consider...|||I'm not proud to say it but I see a lot of school years me in your description of your male INFJ friend there, impala39  Not among our most charming qualities and I'm afraid I can't offer an...|||Well - that's because I didn't say that,    lavendersnow  I said I believe them to be the lesser of the two empathic types - because the way they empathise is less emotionally honest or driven. It...|||I do think they get overlooked. I think it's because at least 1990-92 still gets tacked in with the late 80's in the minds of some - the hair, the unashamed enjoyment of clothing covered in patches...|||I'm an INFJ 9 -  as far as I know.  I would concur with many of the comments. I'm constantly questioning my own values and beliefs and I'm generally accepting of almost anyone.  I would also...|||Unfortunately, there's no easy resolution here.  Either you throw the others under the bus - which will effect your relationship with them. This hinges on the certainty that they tricked you - only...|||I re-read your post and I feel that perhaps we're making the same point, but describing it with a different choice of terminology.  You describe absorbtion vs. mirroring, as I describe...|||As a millennial, there is *some* truth to the stereotype. Some. As there is with any stereotype, there's usually an observable generality that founds it.  I know people who conform to the...|||I'm not empathic in that sense.  I can listen and usually remain pretty detached. I can empathise in the sense that I can appreciate why someone feels how they do, but I don't feel what they feel....|||Do they have a date in mind? You could always support the idea but state that regrettably you'll be unable to attend.  Other than that, I'm afraid it might be difficult. You could always try the...|||I find a lot of people confuse traits and descriptions of INFJs and INFPs.  I have a lot of time for the stereotypical INFP - some I know can be a bit 'hippy-dippy', for want of a better phrase. in...|||Michael Pierce remains my go-to source on the INFP/INFJ issue, because he's quite good at speaking from experience and from study and thus in isolatuing general (not universal) differences and...|||1. Pragmatism(17 votes) 2. Impartiality(16 votes) 3. Selflessness(14 votes) 4. Integrity(14 votes) 5. Justice(12 votes) 6. Helpfulness(12 votes) 7. Sexuality(11 votes) 8. Decorum(8...|||Baggio! What a legend.  Thank you for reminding me of him.|||Based on what i've read, and what I've experienced - INFJ are the lesser of the two more empathic types. And I can accept that analysis - I've never been one to 'absorb' another's feeling. I can be...|||Memes are reductive and on occasion, though not always, show a total lack of imagination.  Often they take a complex and serious issue, focus in on one tiny point of it from one exceptionally tiny...|||The strong distaste for labels is, as far as I'm aware, something frequently found with INFP.  INFPs are, as I understand it, more inclined toward the unique and individual. They want everyone to...|||I actually worked on return policy for a large company some years back so I'm actually fairly well placed to answer your question;  Firstly - depending on where you are exactly, consumer law...|||Not at all - we need all the smart people we can muster frankly.  And I enjoy learning from people thus I need smart people from which to learn.|||Personally, I've always been a more natural follower than a leader. In my career I've tended to find myself in a 'lieutenant' role - somewhere lower/middle management tier as a conduit between the...|||A better world/society - kind of like Plato's idealised republic.  I like to imagine if I could start a new country - perhaps an artificial island somewhere, how would it be? How could it be better...|||I agree with AshOrLey - revenge is not justice.  Sometimes people can't help it and everything has gradation - I appreciate it's not always simple. But revenge and escalation often overlap strongly...|||I can relate to your post hugely. I've also considered the possibility that I have some form of sex addiction which plays it's role too.  What I'd say is probably an idealised piece of advice I'd...|||Fall of the Berlin Wall, Yeltsin standing on his tank and the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.  I was VERY young when some of these things happened (Born 1986) but I absorbed it purely because of...|||I don't think it's pretending to be wise - I think it's just simply wise advice to consider all possibilites with an open mind in order to reach a conclusion.  We only know truly good ideas by...|||Do you dare to label yourself as a feminist? How do you embody this?  I was raised only by women. In my job I'm fortunate enough to be surrounded by some incredible women with capabilities in their...|||I'm with odinthor on this one. If people treat you badly, especially if it's consistent then I see no problem just cutting them off.   I know that's an INFJ stereotype and people will wheel out all...|||I don't have enough posts to link - but the BBC version of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' by Joy Division. The video is quite something.|||Honestly, any mention of astrology and usually I switch off completely.  I also think having content behind a paywall only really pays off if you have something of substance before the paywall to...'