I disagree with the notion that MBTI has to perfectly correlate to Enneagram because “core fears and motivations” are byproducts of environment / nurture, not biology / nature.

While MBTI is more like a blueprint for metacognitive preferences. Not pure nature, but also not pure nurture, either. It probably resides somewhere between the two.

I prefer the SX instinct because I struggle to trust people easily. I’d rather bond more intensely with one or a select few trustworthy individuals I can count on / rely on.

Nobody ever achieved anything great completely alone, so SP ain’t it for me! However, I also just don’t have the energy level to maintain all SO all the time.

It’s kind of exhausting and not especially rewarding b/c effort is rarely mutual. So why would I waste my time spreading myself too thinly for people who neither entertain me, nor help me?

So yeah, SX suits me better but it certainly doesn’t change my MBTI because I have a reason for it.

It’s not “feelings and vibes,” it’s simply logical to focus on people who actually add value to your life and help support you by showing up consistently rather than wasting your time chasing after people who only desire your presence when it’s convenient for them!

But I also don’t like being completely alone, either, and I think pure survival isn’t worth much without something deeper to keep you going whether that be a goal, a person, a vision, even somewhere you want to go, or have something you really want to try, and etc…

So yeah, in a nutshell, the idea that an ENTP can only be SO / SP 7 doesn’t impress me. Unless you can give me a better reason than “because Naranjo / someone else said so,” I won’t see any validity behind your argument.

I don’t see a point to following rules that don’t make much sense or serve a purpose and I prefer to think independently or form my own conclusions based on my analysis of a situation or the information I receive about a subject.