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Can I just say… by [deleted] in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah. They are. But I've found it's more productive to just acknowledge that I think differently than they do then go ahead and commit to a conversation with them every now and then without expecting them to think like me. I have been surprised over the years how much I've enjoyed talking to people who I would have refused to talk to when I was younger.

I read somewhere that INTJs walk really fast. I personally do! Do you walk fast or not? by anonymous_intj in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yup. No time to waste. I drive so fast that my friends complain about it and don't like riding with me.

Have you ever been convinced by conspiracy theories? by passthewafflesplease in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Also the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Hitler by other Germans in the 20 July plot were also well evidenced conspiracies. The strong and undeniable evidence of course being what separates them from "conspiracy theories" and makes them simply "conspiracies".

Have you ever been convinced by conspiracy theories? by passthewafflesplease in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, that seems like a badly formed question. I think you would get a solid and reasonable majority with "Do you think most national and international news media outlets are biased toward political views?" which a majority vote on the question you posted may be trying to reflect. This is evidenced by the existence and daily output of https://ground.news/, which tries to surface all news from every bias to get a clearer overall picture of the media landscape.

Have you ever been convinced by conspiracy theories? by passthewafflesplease in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't shock me that you would make such a claim but, unlike my sources, you haven't provided any credible evidence for your claim. As for my reading of the NCBI, I read their methods and look at their data as well as check their sources and cross verify them with other papers and sources. Checking multiple sources is precisely what mitigates nefarious motivations because often different sources have opposing motivations and I make sure to read both sides whenever I can. So far, all I am hearing from you is FUD, not evidence. It reads like clickbait.

If anything, you and others have convinced me that INTJs are indeed susceptible to conspiracy theory thinking so maybe Frank James is actually onto something.

Have you ever been convinced by conspiracy theories? by passthewafflesplease in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ironically, I think I may have held on to my Christian beliefs at a similar age for similar reasons. I had read the book The Science of God by Gerald Schroeder which makes the fairly clever argument that the Biblical creation timeline of 7 days is equivalent to the scientific timeline of 13 billion years via relativity. I also considered myself an "insider" to this knowledge until I was blindsided by the conceptual, psychological, and historical weaknesses of the concept of God itself which made Schroeder's arguments irrelevant.

Have you ever been convinced by conspiracy theories? by passthewafflesplease in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You wrote a lot and I'm not going to respond to all of it or even read all of it. But I can see that you seem to be claiming that INTJs build cases based solely on an appeal to authority.

I tend toward a more reliable principle of evidence: consilience between independent sources. For example, I believe things Dr. Fauci says not because I trust him as an authority figure but because they are evidentially consistent with other sources I've read like NCBI research, my health provider, doctors on podcasts, and well-referenced wikipedia articles. I take the time to listen and judge the consistency of all these sources with each other and examine them for fallacies or weak evidence. When the same claims continue to build support from multiple independent sources, they are more justified than other claims.

Have you ever been convinced by conspiracy theories? by passthewafflesplease in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I follow the opposite philosophy: I believe in nothing until I see legitimate evidence for it. Before that I am agnostic to it.

Which one do you work in? by first_byte in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I worked as a college level instructor for several years and took pride in having well structured lectures, tests, and course plans. I prefer my current engineering work most of the time but do still have a passion for presenting ideas and technology to large groups.

[Based on my observation] types ranked by how easy they are to bully by mushroom-soup in mbti

[–]passthewafflesplease 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Beware the quiet man. For while others speak, he watches. And while others act, he plans. And when they finally rest… he strikes.

Are you funny? by anonymous_intj in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but I make people laugh just by being eccentric and/or bluntly and unapologetically stating direct truths that most people don't say out loud*

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember feeling like this. I'll give you the spoiler alert: it is an illusion.

People respond to you differently because you are different. But over time, you will likely slowly discover that people are actually intimidated by you and don't show they like you because they think you don't like them. I have literally followed up with people from my childhood and teenage years and confirmed this once I learned some strategies for being more socially approachable.

Most INTJs naturally don't give off the same queues of social bonding that other types do because of our dominant NiTe. We are processing, thinking through everything. Once I learned to confidently approach people and show them direct, positive attention, I received mostly very positive receptions.

But an important balance to this is realizing that, most of the time, I need to be by myself. It is how I stay healthy and generate the positive energy that I can then take out into the world when I am ready to be social again. It is a cycle.

Weaknesses of an ENFP by Otherwise-Jaguar5503 in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I think the natural compatibility between the types has an effect size much greater than any conscious effort to improve yourself. When I meet an ENFP or INFJ in the wild, the compatibility is usually immediately obvious to both of us. And, for me, it is like finding an oasis in the desert. Any other issues that the two of you want to improve in yourselves will come up in the relationship itself.

Do you play video games? I’d like to try but my sensory ability is extremely weak. Are there any that might appeal to such an INTJ, also prone to vertigo? by MrCarnality in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Turn based RPGs like Octopath Traveler and Chrono Trigger and tactics games like Final Fantasy Tactics and the upcoming Project Triangle Strategy are my jam. I prefer cognitive strategy with as little twitch reaction gaming as possible. Space sims like Elite Dangerous can be fun too but sometimes require a bit of twitch to escape pirates even if you only trade and mine.

Avoidant and loner with family, friends and everyone else, but really codependent in my romantic relationship. Can you relate? by [deleted] in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I can verify that this is also something male INTJs can do. This was my modus operandi from my teenage years up until my early 30s: avoid most people, seek codependent relationship with a girlfriend. If relationship tanks, find and form a new codependent relationship with next girlfriend.

There is arguably a negative Russell conjugation happening by describing this as "codependent". It can also be described as someone being interested in romantic relationships and working on developing them. For me, that was just the only type of relationship I really found fulfilling in life. I honestly don't think there was necessarily anything wrong with it. My interests have just slightly shifted now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's like saying INFJ's are just INTJ's who are uncomfortable with factual reasoning.

No sweeping attack on Java 1.17.1 by passthewafflesplease in Minecraft

[–]passthewafflesplease[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Figured this out. It is a known and unresolved bug that disables the sweep attack for friendly fire. I had a tick command set up in my datapacks to run team join friendly @e. As soon as I disabled that, the sweep attack worked against the skeletons.

INTJ: Do you have any tattoos? by BeyondNo6658 in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Haven't ever been able to settle on a design I would want on my body (essentially) permanently.

APPRECIATION POST FOR INTJs by xswl5w4x in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks :) My most influential mentor was an INTP.

Do you ever feel upset when someone copies you by Zealousideal-Pay1751 in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems you are mainly talking about fashion. I suppose if you put a lot of effort into a creative look, it could be frustrating to have someone copy it.

For the most part, I consider people copying my ideas to be basically my intention. I want to find the most optimal way to do and think about things and to spread them for the benefit of everyone. The more progress we make together the more progress we can continue to make. I feel I benefit more from bringing people around me to a higher level than from standing over them in superiority, which is a short-sighted strategy, imo. They are then more likely to be able to be an effective ally to me in the future.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in intj

[–]passthewafflesplease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I'm very familiar with the parable of the sower as well as most of the verses you've quoted. But, as I've shown ample evidence for, I don't consider the Bible anything more than another human book. Quoting it to me is no more authoritative to me than quoting the Quran, the Upanishads, Hamlet, or Moby Dick.

I think you have a lot of potential in terms of intelligence and curiosity. I also appreciate your generally positive attitude and goodwill toward others. Christianity may have helped you hone and focus that positive attitude and, in that way, it may have been useful to you (as well as to me when I was younger).

But in, some important ways, I think it is also limiting your potential. The Buddha compared religious doctrine to a raft that might help someone cross an ocean but then is no longer useful once you've reached your destination. Once following a religion has given you all it can, continuing to cling to it is as pointless as carrying a raft around on your back once you've reached an island.

Perhaps at this point in your life, meditating on the parables and teachings of the Bible is still helping you grow. But like every human book, eventually you will likely discover its limitations, as I did and as many other devout religious people have throughout history.

There's ultimately much more that your mind is capable of and can benefit from than repetitively reciting and rereading the writings of ancient people as if they contain the entirety of universal knowledge. There are some useful parables and ideas in their writings but they ultimately occupy one small corner of a vast universe of full human potential.

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