My current struggle in personality typing
To be very honest, I'm not the best guy to go to if you want to study MBTI. I am doubting the system currently, because I can't get that clear of an "image" when I read into the function stacks, unlike when I read Socionics.
I guess it's the contradictory information running around. If you've seen me write (like INTJ/ENTJ/ENTP/INTP), I tend to focus on their dominant and auxiliary functions instead of the entire stack. It's pretty awful for me to do so (since the function stack theory is more nuanced than that, with the loops and grips) , but I should say it's because the stack theory wasn't really... relatable? It does not fit in what I've observed. So I avoid touching those subjects.
It doesn't mean it is wrong, really, it's just a theory after all, everyone can have their own perspective on them.
Another thing, about Socionics. I find their system easier to use and it's more easily applicable based on my observations irl. However, I disregard the notion of intertype relations, a major part of the socionics theory.
I do not like the community (on reddit, for example) insisting the intertype relationships are carved in stone and believing in it in an almost cultish manner. But that's just an excuse. The true reason?
Because I'm LII, and my best friend since childhood is my Conflictor, an SEE (I typed her myself, and I'm pretty sure of it). (...and the first person I've ever hated is an SEI, my Activator)
Yeah, it's a shitty excuse. But hey, the point is intertype relations is not something to be treated as words of God. I personally do not relate, so I avoid using it to structure my story.
