Not sure about Hugo... Thin is I'm not sure if the translations are faithful enough to represent his writing. Yet you have a point that he's a lot more detached than someone, say, like Dickens. I...|||Yes Tolkien is an INTP and pigs can fly! His stuff was so stuffed with Fi-judgements (i.e. whether he approves of an object/person: Elves are good; Orcs are bad) it's almost the antithesis of Ti,...|||Just one thing: why are INFPs pacifists?|||lolz I thought you were talking about how bliss Fukushima is, sunflowers, mutant butterflies, and zombies, and best of all NO PEOPLE|||That first sentence sounds distinctly un-INTP-ish, at least to me. An INTP might loiter round his/her first three functions far more, and produce nice little logic loops and maybes (result of Ne). In...|||Speaking from an INTP perspective, superficially we're far from cold - we don the mask of the patient listener every time people have stuff to whine about, and drop empathetic comments so that they...|||When was the last time I saw INTP's pose Q&As OUTSIDE THEIR OWN HEADS? Hmm.....|||You don't hate modern society, just society. Read any of the great INTP writers and listen to what they have to say about their respective contemporary societies and enjoy the deja vu|||I'm a invertebrate-creepy-crawly (the spiders not me) geek. I'm a bit of an anomaly for not hating insects, because humans ARE pre-programmed to be unnerved by creepy-crawlies, esp. spiders and the...|||Actually you can use language to narrow down your thoughts and make distinctions, a broad idea is nice but if you think in terms of language you'll have to fill in the details, which helps you kind...|||Good, I want to see the out-of-proportion stats for fantasy and scifi for INs|||Just came over from the INTP subforum, there's practically a warcry for atheists and agnostics there, so maybe I'd just put in my two cents for reasonable, respectful and logical discussion on the...|||In general fours, fives and nines are the most action-oriented, community-minded people in the enneagram. If anything I expect them do be alpha more than any other type(s). Subtype included most...|||Errm, make the conversation happen............inside your head.|||It isn't just an NT thing. Go to the INFP forum and piss yourself.|||INTPs are awkward, like they are born like that. They aren't ENTPs. No getting round that. In general really all INs with Fe, that's INTPs and INFJs, are awkward and Fi users don't ******* care. You...|||People you are generalising wayyy too much, I don't really think that the so-called 'Eastern' and 'Western' culture is a credible way to classify modern culture in the first place. OP, what exactly...|||Yes, I always want to prepare, and then I get cold feet, so instead of preparing myself to stop myself from chickening out I just throw myself into social situations and pray it doesn't go too...|||Just done it, neat little thing, but I'd just like to clarify on the meaning of 'general xxxxx' and 'world xxxxx'|||I thought you were talking about close to, as in emotionally, but I guess that's going too far for the INTP sub. Well, I think I act like an ESTJ when I need to present ideas to people, which means I...|||I can't agree more, it's very easy to write generally, but it's the interviewing that puts me off. Maybe you should consider becoming a columnist, though?|||If you think that stupidity and ignorance are not bad things, that is.       Ant colony optimization algorithms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia|||I have never been thus treated in my entire life. My dear philosophers, please do not include natural organisms in your delightful theories, UNTIL and UNLESS you really know about the animal or...|||WE ARE NOT NERDS, full stop.|||I only know that 80 per cent of the time, ESFs are telling you that they don't understand what you're saying and that you are on a different channel, but on the flip side, from my own experience,...|||Au contraire, mon ami. I have a decent to good memory in words and theories, numbers I'm so-so with, but I'm worst with everyday stuff, and I sometimes have to draw multiple lists to remind myself.|||I'm not an atheist, but I'm probably the next worst thing, a Darwinist.|||I'll type only, fits more with my personality and ease, etc, etc.|||Exatcly, I could care less about the lyrics and more about the melody.|||Try lego, it helps you get excited by allowing you to shift your ideas into real life.|||I suppose so, but only consult people who will say nothing of substance so that our sound logic stays the way it is?|||I disagree, an entj would probably want someone with power and social skills and a good image, while personally, I, as an Intp, could never accept an extrovert who sacrificed his or her individuality...|||No, but I don't think one really has to ask that many questions, can't you just figure it out in your head?|||I don't understand.  Just these three words|||I'm pretty good at scrabble, not to say that I don't like chess, it's challengeing, but I'm bad at it simply because I don't plan everything well enough, and I never concentrate long enough, rarely...|||Quite possibly sherlock|||Tell them that they're wrong! Nothing bugs them more than being wrong.|||Wonder if anyone gets the reference, nicotine patches, remember?|||We'd be callous and cold without our chameleon skins, and in five seconds we'd all be accusing each other of being dumb, politically incorrect, intrinsically biased, arrogant, etc, etc, not to...|||Hmm, reminds me of an anime I watched for no reason, doesn't bother you that the books are fake, though?|||If you think you're a psychopath then you're most likely a sociopath, that's what intps always fantasise about being.|||Just a tip, the Diogenes Club will surely help you.|||Stupid sapiosexual fixtation, I n T p again!|||I love mimicking the RP accent for its sheer (perceived) poshness, but the Australian accent is so stereotypical that it's one of the easiest accents to mimic, personally.|||Impose discipline into your own life. Although we all are absent-minded, check several times before you leave the place if you have forgot anything. Finally, and no joke, pay attention to grammar, it...|||Soulless? Of course not, that is, if souls existed on the first place, not to say that they don't. With INTPs capacity of thought and creativity, I'd think that they'd be the last people to be called...|||I don't know if this has come up yet: 'Let me think'|||Exactly, I have a few friends who are infatuated with Mahler, who isn't, these days? Not to say that Mahler's stuff is bad., no, but they do find Debussy boring, although in my opinion  people should...|||Violin here, I used to hate the it, what's the point in reciting others' works? I asked. In my opinion, a performer is the meanest of all talents, while the composer is, of course, the greatest, as...|||'ello! New here and not exactly a hundred per cent certain and I am INTP, but here's what I'm listening at the moment: Reverie - Claude Debussy (Sorry boys, [and girls] no links yet.)