Sensi Star
Active Member
I'm sure a lot of you can relate to the fact that this personality type does not lend itself well to socializing. By majority standards, being socially 'marketable' entails a lot of what this group would consider pretentious and egotistical, and a lot of the time plain unintelligent. I for one can't stand listening to a couple of conformist-minded people converse over what is happening in the world of professional sports for hours, or exchanging personal attacks/insults as a form of bonding, as some examples.
I think the only hopes in finding friends that can be mentally stimulating enough to interest us in the long-term is to seek out other INTPs. However, the problem with this is not only that we are less than 3% of the population, but that even those few who exist don't normally reveal themselves fully in order to attract similar people--simply because we are introverts and the fact that we know most people won't 'understand' us. So it can be sort of a catch-22 cycle.
What I'm getting at is that it would be very beneficial if there was some type of social connection group / convention type thing that facilitates interaction between us, locally in our own cities. I'm sure there are several INTPs attending things like Comic book and Star Wars type conventions, but not every INTP is into that kind of stuff (including me).
Does anyone know of a good way of finding local groups that would cater to this, but is not limited to a single hobby/interest?
I think the only hopes in finding friends that can be mentally stimulating enough to interest us in the long-term is to seek out other INTPs. However, the problem with this is not only that we are less than 3% of the population, but that even those few who exist don't normally reveal themselves fully in order to attract similar people--simply because we are introverts and the fact that we know most people won't 'understand' us. So it can be sort of a catch-22 cycle.
What I'm getting at is that it would be very beneficial if there was some type of social connection group / convention type thing that facilitates interaction between us, locally in our own cities. I'm sure there are several INTPs attending things like Comic book and Star Wars type conventions, but not every INTP is into that kind of stuff (including me).
Does anyone know of a good way of finding local groups that would cater to this, but is not limited to a single hobby/interest?