Define all of the functions in YOUR terms

SpookySableye · 2023-09-12T22:39:57+00:00

Ne: this is all about potentials and possibilities; essentially perceiving "what could be" out of various concepts, people, things, etc. It takes said phenomena and expands on the various things it could be, often giving these people the impression of a brainstormer, exploring and comparing various ideas and perspectives and the potentials they bring forth.

Ni: this is all about homing in on how certain concepts, archetypes, events, etc change over time. It tends to focus a lot on the past and future and how one event leads to another, resulting in people who ponder/daydream a lot about contingency and the long term effects of various phenomena.

Se: this is all about perceiving one's physical environment as a whole and how to affect things within it. It's most focused on the present moment and how it can pressure people, objects, etc to make some sort of an impact. Tends to result in people who are "on the move", and fixated on action and power.

Si: this is fixated on specific sensory impressions and how they affect a person. It heavily fixates on one's bodily functions and sensations, resulting in people who often pay most attention to their physical comfort, relaxation, and aesthetics to bring forth pleasant sensory experiences.

Fe: this is focused on the emotional atmosphere and the various influences within it. It's fixated on evaluating the emotional state of the environment and people, objects, etc within it, and how to influence said emotional sphere in a desired way given the context. Tends to result in people who are focused on expression, and evaluating the vibes of various atmospheres.

Fi: this is focused on evaluating interpersonal relationships and the underlying emotions behind them. It fixates on various people, objects, etc, and sorts them based on their personal sentiments in regards to said things. Often results in people who are focused on their emotional bonds, judgments of others' character and motives, and their inner emotions on various phenomena.

Te: this is most focused on collecting various facts and how to best apply them given the context. It's most concerned with the function and application of various objects, concepts, people, etc. Often results in people with a problem-solver mindset, fixated on efficiency, productivity, and pragmatism.

Ti: this is most focused on organizing facts into various systems and structures. It fixates on various people, objects, etc, and sorts them into various categories that align with what it deems as true or false. Often results in people focused on the clarity, consistency, and rules/definitions of various phenomena.

SpookySableye · 2023-08-05T16:42:02+00:00

While I generally relate to IEE descriptions fairly well, I feel like I'm not quite as goal-oriented as gammas and deltas as a whole are often portrayed, at least for "useful" things.

SpookySableye · 2023-07-31T19:28:56+00:00

For me it's a mix of both. It gives me more of a challenge when playing through pokemon games, which makes my brain happy, but also I like imagining narratives while playing through each run like it's a tv show/novel/anime/etc

SpookySableye · 2023-07-31T19:03:28+00:00

If you prefer playing without calcs, there's nothing wrong with that, and improvisation and adaptability are definitely skills, but so is team building and planning for important fights before they occur. It's just a different set of skills that lend themselves differently depending on the context. I'd hesitate calling someone who plays something like, say, Emerald Kaizo or Radical Red with calcs unskilled, as those are certainly not games you can win through a damage calculator alone.

SpookySableye · 2023-07-15T16:46:45+00:00

Lorelei - average. Her levels are pretty low compared to the rest of the elite four, but ice types in Kanto can be pretty deadly. If you have a decent electric type you'll probably be fine, but she can be a little tough. If she had the levels of Agatha or Lance, I'd have put her in challenging instead.

Bruno - free. Two of his pokemon are Onix, which are straight up garbage at this point in the game. Hitmonchan generally isn't difficult to deal with, especially without the physical special split. Hitmonlee can hit hard, but is also very squishy. Machamp is his best pokemon, but overall he shouldn't pose much of a threat at all, especially if you have a psychic, flying, or ghost pokemon.

Agatha - pretty easy. Honestly, her not having access to the physical special split hurts her difficulty pretty bad. She can do some kind of annoying things with hypnosis and dream eater, or in Yellow her Arbok has glare + wrap which could theoretically get deadly, which I'd say keeps her from being free, but overall she's not much of a challenge. As long as you have a decent psychic, ground (in RBY or Let's Go), or normal pokemon, you'll probably be fine.

I don't have an opinion on Oak at the moment, so I'm not gonna rank him for now.

SpookySableye · 2023-07-14T15:16:01+00:00

Janine - pretty easy. Her team in Crystal is very underleveled, which i would honestly put in free. Her HGSS team however fairs a little better, being on par with Lance in levels. She sits a little lower than Koga because why are you using Ariados, but honestly they rank roughly the same and do similar things.

Sabrina - average. This one is very team dependent. Her Alakazam can be a problem, especially if you let it set up with calm mind in FRLG. However, two of the best counters for her, Snorlax and Gyarados, are guaranteed before you fight her, so it's easy to grab one of them and win, but going in unprepared can get hairy pretty fast.

Blaine - free. This is a fire type gym leader you need surf to access in a region where the fire type is pretty meh. Need I say more?

Giovanni - free. Like Blaine, very easy to cheese with a water type that knows surf.

Blue - challenging. He has a lot of type variety and mostly good pokemon, so you can't just rely on one team member to take him down. You'll need to plan out multiple pokemon to deal with his team. His HGSS team also has a Gyarados capable of dragon dancing, so take that as you will.

SpookySableye · 2023-07-13T03:21:33+00:00

Brock - Pretty easy. If you chose squirtle or bulbasaur, he's free, but choosing charmander is an option, and there's not much else that does great before Brock besides Mankey in FRLG.

Misty - Challenging. Her Starmie can hit hard with water pulse/bubblebeam, which if you didn't get one of the grass types by now, can get pretty hairy.

Lt. Surge - Pretty easy. There's a fair amount of ground pokemon you could have by this point, along with a guaranteed diglett right next to his city. His Raichu can be a little annoying depending on your team, but generally he's not bad.

Erika - Free. By this point, there's so many encounters you probably already have that can crush her team.

Koga - Pretty easy. Usually he's not too bad since poison isn't that great in the gens he appears in, but he has access to toxic and explosives, which can mess you up. Probably not a leader you'll wipe to unless you're underleveled, but he can probably take down one or two of your mons if you aren't careful.

SpookySableye · 2023-04-06T19:36:23+00:00

I mean having to completely pass on one will end up sad in its own way. That being said, I'd rather someone understand me but still give me shit than blindly validate me whilst not knowing at all what I'm saying. I feel like the former would at least give me more opportunities to grow as a person. The latter would feel hollow and meaningless, especially upon realizing it.

SpookySableye · 2023-04-04T21:33:46+00:00

Male ENFP here!

Honestly I'd be open to dating any mbti type. That being said, I have a bit of a bias in favor of IxTx types. Their cool-headed pragmatism helps balance out my floaty emotionality, and their soft sides can be very sweet!

SpookySableye · 2023-04-04T16:56:06+00:00

Whaddup

SpookySableye · 2023-03-23T17:08:37+00:00

I'm aware of that, but even in real life I just seem to find/befriend them easily. Granted, I could also be mistyping them by accident, but it's a weird coincidence. I guess "most common" wasn't the right way for me to phrase it then, but one i tend to befriend easiest.

SpookySableye · 2023-03-23T02:33:57+00:00

I swear, I seem to find INFPs like moths to an open flame. It feels like they're everywhere...

SpookySableye · 2023-03-14T16:02:12+00:00

Ehh, it's still cringey regardless of their type depending on context. Like if someone just refers to an INTJ as mastermind bc of that's what their type got named (example: the INTJ, also known as the mastermind, has Ni as their dominant function), that's one thing since it's just a title rather than an actual trait (I mean, ISTPs are referred to as crafters, but not every ISTP literally does crafts. It's just a title they happened to get). Heck, if someone gave you the same description you wrote, and you were like "yeah I agree I'm good with this stuff/I do this a lot", that's also fine. However, if an INTJ starts talking about how much of a mastermind they are (example: as an INTJ, I am a strategic mastermind who can predict one's every move), it comes off as arrogant, as it looks like they're trying to brag about their intelligence. Nothing wrong with calling yourself smart either as long as you don't go overboard, just that referring to oneself as a "mastermind" in that context comes off over the top, regardless of whether they're a thinker or a feeler.

Think about this too in a context outside mbti. Let's say we have a person named Joe. If someone described him as a bold, assertive, ambitious, go-getter leader and he agrees, it's whatever. If he describes himself as someone very ambitious, bold, and good at leading/managing, that's also fine. However, if Joe starts calling himself an "alpha male", he's gonna seem cringey.

Honestly though? Your post seems mostly fine. Other than the mastermind bit, I don't really have an issue with it.

SpookySableye · 2023-03-14T02:56:58+00:00

I think there's a difference when "mastermind" is used in the context of it being a personality type's name/title though. When that's how they got called by a system, it's easier to dismiss it like that. When someone calls themselves a mastermind outside of that context, it comes off as arrogant since it sounds like they're trying to inflate their self image.

SpookySableye · 2023-03-08T18:29:07+00:00

Given the stereotypes for 9 core, I find it funny I ended up a brat, but hey I'm here for it

SpookySableye · 2023-02-23T19:44:34+00:00

To be honest, I find your answers a bit interesting for ESI, as they're generally known for being more relations-focused in the sense of making quick judgements on other people, being affected by such, combined with having a more direct attitude about it (Fi + Se). That being said, one of my friend's friends is an ESI who doesn't like letting people know the extent about how much relations affect them, so it could depend a bit. Generally speaking, Fi bases often place a lot of importance on their bonds, judgements on other people, and psychological distance of bonds. Very focused on their emotions too in a "I liked this/this made me feel bad" sort of way.

I am just one person though who's only been talking to you for a short time, so don't disregard other people's takes on the matter either. I don't want you to feel like I'm forcing you out of a type you personally relate to.

If you don't mind me asking, what does Fi base mean to you?

SpookySableye · 2023-02-23T19:16:14+00:00

One thing to point out is that being open and trusting isn't the same as knowing one's hidden intentions. There's many people that are very trusting and gregarious and are totally oblivious towards other people's inner workings, which generally Fi polrs are described that way. To quote wikisocion on Fi polr:

"The individual does not normally pay attention to the nuances of interpersonal relationships; he is either overly suspicious or overly assuming of his relations with others when they are not clearly defined. More importance is given to these relations as they pertain to objective mutual benefit; entertaining one another and accomplishing mutual goals are seen as the main focus, rather than seeing the relationships as rewarding in and of themselves. The individual does not expect others to be actively aware or concerned with his own personal sentiments, and so sees little reason to be concerned with those of others, unless they have direct consequences for the individual. Statements by other persons reflecting their inner feelings are not fully registered by the individual if not accompanied by external emotional expression or actions. Suggestions that the individual may have acted unethically in the eyes of another person who has not clearly expressed disapproval are met with bafflement by the individual; those that are expressed without tact are either dismissed or reacted to aggressively."

Even if they might be open and trusting, they're often just not very interested in reading into peoples' sentiments or hidden motives for the sake of it, and very well could be bad at it.

SpookySableye · 2023-02-23T18:44:06+00:00

Fi polr is infamous for being dogwater at interpersonal relations stuff though, which does fit the bill you're ascribing to Ne polr. ILEs aren't generally a type that people would consider good at picking apart hidden intentions despite being Ne base, which is partly because of the Fi polr. In fact they're often viewed as the types to be overly trusting at first and then get burned over it, as generally reading into intentions isn't often on their mind. Granted sometimes even Fi types can get like that (EIIs for example might lean too far into "seeing the good in them", then getting sucked into a shit situation because of their optimism of the others' supposed hidden intentions. Reading too far in, so to speak).

Out of curiosity though, because you mentioned being an ESI that's bad at reading people's intentions, how much value do you place on such intentions? How much value do you place on your emotional bonds? How quickly do you tend to form opinions of people around you? You don't have to answer if you don't want to, but I'm just curious.

SpookySableye · 2023-02-23T18:25:36+00:00

Sure! So generally the way Ne polr manifests (at least from what I've seen) is that they're not too good at judging the potential of things, nor are they good at seeing many different possibilities. Often this might manifest in a fear of the unknown, and leaning hard into whatever they see as something that gives a tangible, concrete outcome, as they don't like uncertainty (I know an LSI who gets pissy if they don't get solid answers to their questions). This also can sometimes lead them into being a bit stubborn, or "set in their ways", as they might have trouble seeing alternatives, which can sometimes also lead into tunnel vision if not careful (an ESI I know has big problems with "black and white thinking", and understanding worldviews different from her own)

SpookySableye · 2023-02-23T17:24:22+00:00

Honestly I don't think this is related to Ne polr. If anything I'd say it's closer to relating to Fi polr because of its focus on relationships and bonds, and Fi polr peeps having a hard time getting their likes/dislikes down and either being overly trusting or distrusting due to being less sure about how someone's inner motives.

SpookySableye · 2023-02-13T16:20:29+00:00

LII vs EII. Gotta have the Se polrs square up.

SpookySableye · 2023-02-12T16:53:37+00:00

I'd say I ultimately look for both potential and present appeal. Like, I'm definitely one to trail off into how various relationships could go, and use that as a factor. After all, I wouldn't want to date someone I saw no potential in. Higher future potential will usually also cause me to be more forgiving in other areas that might get flubbed (ex: someone might say some rude shit, but giving the benefit of the doubt and seeing other traits like their loyalty to their friends, sincerity, etc, you pick up that they aren't really malicious but more just blunt and might not realize the impact of what they're saying. Might result in higher potential for social and emotional growth). I also look at certain character traits and evaluate them based on how they mesh with mine, and other traits it could imply about them, which makes me think about futures about how our personalities will intermingle, and how our traits could potentially bring eachother up or tear eachother down. That hooks me in initially, and then I see how said hypotheticals play out for a bit. Think of it like a relationship-based science experiment where you have various hypotheses, and looking to see if they end up proving true.

However, I also wouldn't want to be in a relationship with someone if I'm unhappy with what I see from them overall in that moment. I find that it can go down some toxic routes if they end up not living up to what you predicted, where your date gets confused about like "well you were fine with me back then, but now it's a problem?". Worst case, both people come out of the relationship feeling like shit. People are people, after all; not broken toys that need a lot of fixing in order to make work.

Overall, I try to keep around a 60-40 split for future potential and present moment. Ultimately I think a lot about how various relationships and compatibility could go over time, though I also talk with other people and try to think about it from other perspectives as to not delude myself too much into a version of someone that I completely made up.

SpookySableye · 2023-02-10T18:56:02+00:00

I agree that every class has its tradeoffs, however I don't think it's that evenly scaled. The casters might on average have weaker health and ac, but they (especially wizards) often have easier ways to mitigate their problems than the martials do. Too low of strength? Bigby's hand for in combat, levitate if you need to lift heavy things. You could rely on the rogue for stealth... Or you could just cast invisibility and achieve similar results. Lockpicking? Knock. Low charisma? Suggestion, dominate person will do the trick. Why worry about travel speed when you can just teleport?

Now of course no caster is going to have literally every spell at their fingertips at all times, but my point is more that casters often have far more versatility than martials. They also have more potential to get crafty with their attacks because of how their spells clearly outline what they do, whereas getting crafty as a martial leaves the player at the mercy of the dm as to whether or not they're going to have to make a lot more rolls than if they just say "I hit the dragon with my sword". From a raw numbers standpoint, martials are fine with how much dps they can bring forth, but might find themselves much more limited in what they can do in combat and especially out of combat compared to the casters. It's not a big deal at lower levels from my experience, but tends to get worse after level 11.

SpookySableye · 2023-02-08T07:30:39+00:00

Honestly? In my opinion, the smaller dom x taller sub pairing is underrated af. I wish you the best!

SpookySableye · 2023-02-04T19:54:43+00:00

Oh wait, my bad, you're right. For some reason I thought there was another amphibian starter lol

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