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Ni+Te versus Ti

It is easy to confuse Ni and Ti because they both share analytical properties.

Both Te/Ti are Thinking functions and use reason to evaluate data. They both look for cause-effect relationships. Te evaluates data for predictable rules and principles because it needs to take action effectively and efficiently, whereas Ti evaluates data for rules and principles that are internally consistent. Te does not care about the rules and principles in themselves as long as they work well for doing things effectively in the external world, whereas Ti cares about whether the rules and principles are consistent with other rules and principles, it is more systematic and wants to create a holistic and coherent theory regardless of whether or not that theory agrees with objective principles and, in order to do this, it needs to gather much more data than Te. Te sees a reliable cause-effect relationship and can move forward immediately, whereas Ti sees a cause-effect relationship and first wants to know what lies behind that relationship (the “why”) before it can move forward. Te utilizes easily observable formulas, whereas Ti utilizes elegant formulas it has created itself. Since they are both Thinking functions, they will sometimes agree about the truth of certain rules or principles but the path they take to reach agreement differs.

Ni gathers data from different abstract perspectives, trying to see something from many angles in order to accurately predict what might happen. This resembles Ti to some extent because it is also holistic in nature in terms of wanting to understand the bigger picture and it also wants to understand future effects. But Ni is a perceiving function so it is deeper and more sprawling and connects many different kinds of abstract relationships, not just cause-effect ones (e.g. metaphorical, symbolic, qualitative, logical, correlational, interpersonal, etc). Ti is a judging function so it connects concepts directly and efficiently by ruthlessly excising “irrelevant” information, whereas Ni takes in as much information as possible and links it to one’s knowledge in any way possible. Ni hoards all information, whereas Ti wants to take a knife to it once it is collected through the perceiving functions. Ti sees the world like a machine, with many different parts working together, but the parts are clearly separate and understood separately and then put back together into a closed system - anything unrelated to the “system” is cut away and dismissed. Ni sees the world like a network, but the parts are not clearly defined and not necessarily logically connected. So Ni needs a judging function to help it understand those connections more clearly. Ni needs Te to systematize itself.

INTJs use Te to make sense of Ni’s data in accordance with objective rules and principles, so Ni+Te can easily be mistaken for Ti. But Te has an outward focus and is action-oriented. Ni makes INTJs want to understand the world and Te makes them want to act on that knowledge either to realize potential or act in accordance with the future potential that they see. Ti is not as action-oriented. It focuses on discovering immediate effects rather than long range future potential unless it has another function like Ne or Ni to assist it, so Ti is much more limited and simplistic in what it can see compared to Ni+Te because Ni has a broader and deeper scope.

If INTJs get “stuck in their heads” and are too passive in life, they will start to feel uncomfortable because they have an underlying need to take action and achieve things because of Te. If they don’t listen to that need, they will feel restless, as though they are wasting their life. “Passive” INTJs who have not developed Te well enough are more likely to think they use Ti because their focus is too inwardly directed with Ni+Fi, meaning that they might confuse their lower Fi impulses as being Ti related (due to both being introverted judging functions and having the same structural framework). These INTJs just want to do what they feel comfortable doing according to their own understanding and ignore the call of Te/Se to take action to achieve goals and success, and this can eventually lead to existential boredom, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction or possibly an Ni-Fi loop.

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“You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself. Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.”

— Alan Watts

The Inevitable Philosophy Lightbulb Jokes

How many philosophers does it take to change a light bulb? It depends on how you define ‘change’.

How many existentialists does it take to change a light bulb? Two – one to bemoan the darkness until the other redefines something else as light.

How many analytic philosophers does it take to change a light bulb? None – it’s a pseudo-problem…light bulbs give off light (hence the name). If the bulb was broken and wasn’t giving off light, it wouldn’t be a ‘light bulb’ now would it? (oh, where has rigour gone?!)

How many Heraclitians does it take to change a light bulb? None – it’s never the same light bulb again anyway

How many Epicureans does it take to change a light bulb? None – they’re too busy taking advantage of the darkness!

How many Marxists does it take to change a lightbulb? None. The lightbulb contains the seeds of its own revolution.

How many Nietzschians does it take to change a light bulb? 0.00001

How many fatalists does it take to change a light bulb? None, why fight it?

How many Humeans does it take to change a light bulb? None – since the bulb actually contains a gaseous substance, and thus contains no ‘abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number’ nor any ‘experimental reasoning concerning matters of fact and existence’ it will simply be removed and thrown in the fire…

How many Kantians does it take to change a light bulb? Two to change the phenomenal bulb; and one to explain that we might not have actually changed the bulb-an-sich at all.

How many theologians does it take to change a light bulb? 100 – one to change the bulb, and 99 to explain why an infinite God of love would allow darkness to occur in the world at all.

via: Philosophy Now

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The Matrix MBTI

Neo [INTP: The Thinker]

Neo is skeptical by nature at the very beginning. He knows what isn’t real, but doesn’t imagine another version of life. He is never able to really tell you what he is certain about. That takes time. He makes many connections with his Ne and likes to find meaning in structures. It is why he is interested in uncovering the matrix and follows the rabbit hole for the truth. He enjoys knowledge, but for knowledge sake and isn’t interested in the use of what he discovers, just to learn and understand. His logic is very situational rather than perceptual. He needs to somehow be physically involved to sort out patterns. His inferior Fe makes it hard for him to fit into any social systems or roles naturally. He isn’t about being in any system and this is the very thing that helps make him “the one” to subvert The Matrix (a system) and to manipulate it.

Trinity [ISFJ: The Defender]

Trinity is great at implementing a plan of doing the work, the action, but isn’t an idealist or visionary. However, Si makes her personally involved in whatever she chooses to serve or work for, or because of her Fe, whoever she chooses to work for. She is alert to the emotional attitudes of those she cares about (Neo and Morhpeus).  She focuses on their goals and is loyal to her core to help them reach them. Trinity doesn’t see the work she does as work nor does she notice the time she sacrifices from her own life and self-interest in order to help the people she cares for. She feels utterly justified in her actions and can be stubborn once she is determined on a certain path. 

Morpheus [INFJ: The Protector]

Morpheus uses his Fe in order to always find common ground with others, especially when trying to convince them of his Ni vision. We see this in his ability to suavely and at a good pace convince Neo that his reality is nothing he thinks it is. We also, see this in how he interacts with other captains, the commander, and others. It is clearly secondary Fe, as he is a listener and restrains from speaking first or too much. Morpheus isn’t looking for just an intellectual challenge like an INTJ, but craves meaning in the work he does to bring peace to humanity. His romantic INFJ nature is what makes him hard for some to follow. He doesn’t deal in the explicit but in gestures, signs, stories, and symbols. It is what isn’t said that can be more important to Morpheus. Like all INFJs he is crushed when the symbols, stories, and signs he truly believes in turn out to be false (aka Neo and the rumor of “The One”). 

Agent Smith [ESTJ: The Guardian]

Agent Smith deals in conceptual step-by-step logic. He craves order and a system for everyone to have a place, a purpose. The chaotic is something he fears and struggles to grapple with, which is interesting as he being a rouge program goes against that very form of thinking. We watch as this ESTJ deals with a possible loss of purpose and tries to continue his role when no longer really part of the system. We see a great example of tertiary Ne being in conflict with Te mentality with Agent Smith. His Ne is chaotic and imbalanced and can lead him to just see the flaws in humanity and react with his Te thinking only he is the one who can truly manage and control them. He is so blinded he doesn’t see the hypocrisy of his own new free-will being contrary to the very system he wants to control. This is in part contributed to his inferior Fi, his inability to see his own individuality and emotions. 

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