hadapurpura wrote:
I don't know. I thought this whole personality types thing was sort of a quack...
I'm not sure that MBTI is perfect. I suppose it's a bit confusing.
But self-appointed scientists tend to hate it because it gives fuzzy returns. 1+1 is a simple problem and always produces the same answer. But "are you introverted or extraverted" is not simple, and your answer might even change with your mood.
In my opinion, though, the self-appointed scientists are missing the point that MBTI is trying to measure things for which there are no non-fuzzy tests.
They advocate a different metric which only measures very basic psychological attributes. Whereas the MBTI goes much deeper.
All I can really say is that I've read all 16 type profiles, and only one fits me well. I'm an INFP. Notice how well that describes someone who would simultaneously acknowledge and dismiss the technical criticisms of MBTI.
OP, there are a LOT of INTJ's on the internet. I almost think that the majority of message board and chatroom users are INTJ. If not, they are at least the most common group to announce their type in those venues.