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INTPf, y u no have karma/reputation system? Old thread: http://intpforum.com/showthread.php?t=7842&highlight=reputation New argument: I used to post on The Phora (http://www.thephora.net/), and the reputation system works really well there. The thing is: some people post really low-quality...

Has anyone gone to NZ or Australia for a working holiday? Or anywhere else for that matter. I'm thinking of going there next year and work picking fruit. I'd be 24 when I get there. Is it possible to save some money while being there? Saving, say, 10k during the year; would mean I can live back...

Ok, so I always liked the drowning ceremony observed in the (GoT) Ironborn. They also did it to Rollo in Vikings. Here are the videos: https://youtu.be/4fQqbgycLRg?t=329 https://youtu.be/GqkeOQAVELg?t=75 So. If you were to do the ceremony in real life, how likely is it that you'll survive...

Horace & Pete from Louis CK. Writer: Louie CK. Producer: Louie CK (he financed the whole thing himself, 100%). Lead actor: Louis CK. He probably edited the whole thing himself too; I do know he did that in his other show, Louie. Anyhow: absolutely brilliant show. It's best if you watch it not...

Best videogame storyline I've seen in my entire life. I remember when it came out, but I thought it looked silly. Do not make the same mistake. Play the game, it's great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a_St9DTuO0

I've read all of Lovecraft many times, and will continue to do so, but I'd like to read some other weird fiction authors as well. I've already read all of Poe too. So what's next? I've read some Hodgson and it was kind of slow.

People who achieved what they wanted to achieve. Was that because: 1: They experienced some sort of satisfaction along the way? 2: The final goal meant enough for them to make sacrifices along the way? 3: Some combination of both? It could depend on the person, of course. e.g: Elon Musk wants...

I need help. I'm sorry but I don't know where else to turn to. I don't want to speak about this in person. Please don't ban me or close this thread. Yesterday some old friends came over to my home, and one of them dared us to watch animal porn. For some stupid macho reason I told him nothing...

A post Architect made got me thinking. When I was a child most adults would often ask me, repeatedly, if I was ok. "Why so serious?". In pictures I can see my face looks blank. No hint of emotion. Now: I obviously did feel some emotion and still do, but I guess it just doesn't show in my face...

http://blog.seattlepi.com/bigscience/2015/04/14/update-first-human-selected-for-head-transplant/#31272101=0 I imagine if one does this when old, a whole host of problems could be avoided. Sure, the head still ages, but lifespan would surely be extended. New, better life extension methods may be...

I don't know where else to start this thread. Please move it if it's necessary. I've found that I'm happier when I force myself to do certain things. Let me explain. There are three kinds of activities I do: 1 - Activities I don't want to do. e.g: cleaning, cooking, doing my laundry, buying...

Does anyone know anything about the field? It seems interesting. I know some librarians and archivists; but from what I've read information science enables you to do other things as well. Even research. At any rate; I doubt it has less work than the other major I'm planning to do, which is...

Does anyone know any literature researcher? What do they study, exactly? Can you pick any field? I imagine doing a PhD based on Tolkien or something like that would be very entertaining. It's hard to believe someone would actually pay you to do that, though. On a related note: what do you...

In my home country, you can become a researcher of any science, sponsored by the state, and teaching is not compulsory. If you have a PhD, you can devote your time to only research, only teaching or both research and teaching. To me that system makes much more sense. However, from what I've...

Having learned English on my own (through videogames, tv shows, reading, web browsing, etc), I was thinking I could do the same with other language. I'm specifically interested in German right now. However, I do think I need some software or website to start with, since my knowledge of German is...

I've been reading more lately and I realized I thoroughly enjoy it. I used to read a lot when I was little, but for some years I relied on videogames, films, TV shows, etc; for entertainment. I still read during these years, but not much. I was thinking that reading forces a person to imagine...

I think one is in conflict with the other. When I have to study something difficult, I often need to stop thinking about random things and focus. The only exception is when I'm truly interested, but then I can just stop reading whenever I want, explore whatever concept comes to mind, etc. School...

Are we lazy? Some people like to watch TV all day, and avoid any kind of mental effort. Those people are lazy. In my view, what we see as laziness is not really laziness at all. We don't want to act. If we acted, we would have standards, we would want to do it in a certain way, we would want to...

About a year ago or so I started caring about health, and so I started to research about health-related topics. I became completely frustrated by the huge amounts of contradicting information and websites trying to sell you stuff, and I really can't believe there aren't any simple guides...

Ok, so when I was young I liked math and was very proficient in it, but I had awful teachers in high school and started to focus on other subjects. Now I concluded that I want to study Computer Science, and math is totally crucial. I still like math, but I like to read everything several...

As every INTP teenager I researched every possible career and found out I'm interested in lots of things but never enough, so I have to settle for something. First I considered a research career in biomedical sciences, but I'll probably find working in the same subject for that long very dull...

INTPs are usually most comfortable when working alone in interiors, thinking about possibilities. Scientists, engineers and computer professionals appear to be pretty common. Now: since there are lots of INTPs working in these kind of professions, I'm wondering what would happen if an INTP...

I'm in my last HS year (I'm 17), and I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I could tell you my life story but I don't want to bore you, it's pretty much like any teenage INTP, only HS GPA does not matter here so I slacked year after year. I got all the real knowledge from internet and books: school...