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Ah, I see. Thanks.

Is there a rhyme or reason for this? I just had a post delayed for moderation, but with no explanation. There was nothing suspect in its content I'm aware of.

OK Pencil lead - writing an abusive letter to someone. Heck of a lot easier than using a hammer and chisel. Chocolate chips - I see chocolate chips as food, not technology, however the technology associated with them is making them and distributing them en masse. The mass production and...

Ah, I can totally see that. My wife's brother is ESFJ so I know the type well. I find them incredibly intriguing yet terrifying at the same time, probably because they seem to have none of the inhibitions I have. Her brother can be rather intense and all about conformity and responsibility, a...

I would recommend finding a local boardgame group to participate in, for a few reasons. First, you are likely to find intelligent INs and NTs there who you'd probably share many thought processes with. Second, interaction will occur naturally while the rules, questions, and answers are...

So, on these terms, would you say that the risk of advancing technology will never outweigh the reward of doing so? Also, from a utilitarian viewpoint, wouldn't overpopulation eventually be a serious problem considering the resources of the earth are limited?

Whether technology is good or bad typically depends on the motives of the individual using it. Most medicines, which you would argue are inherently good due to their potential benefits, become poisons in higher doses. That is entirely up to the individual using it. Words and language definitely...

It seems like, in this day and age, we are raised in our culture with the presupposition that progression in technology is always better. This view implies that technology itself must be good in order for its progression to be considered better. I've always seen technology as incapable of being...

Lack of skill in verbal communication. Lack of emotional insight, availability, and expression. Lack of attention to the mundane or uninteresting. Bonus: General apathy towards anything but my inner world.

I wouldn't say I'm socially capable per se, but I've learned the ropes enough to safely navigate most social situations. I say "learned" because it definitely doesn't come naturally. If I'm in a medium to large group of people (5 or more typically), I tend to get uncomfortable and retreat inside...

Setting a boundary on Ne based on its activity seems too much like the top down dictatorial approach you warned about in the previous paragraph, in that it still requires suppression of Ne to work, just to a lesser degree. To me Ne is too mischievous for this to be effective. I would suggest an...

Yeah, I agree. This was sort of in my mind when I said "paper trail", but let me elaborate. We typically think of Ne as something naturally divergent, always expanding on the tangible possibilities of a concept, shooting out in all sorts of angles. While this is true, Ti is naturally...

I've thought about this quite a bit over the years, so I'll share a few of my own insights regarding perceived laziness in INTPs. In a school setting, like in your example, I was personally never motivated by grades or any documents that publicly acknowledge achievement. My own sense and...