Re:The Myers-Briggs Personality Test Is Pretty Much Meaningless
by whitehouse3 on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @01:08PM
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No, that doesn't work at all. OP is saying that he draws conclusions about someone's personality based on the Meyers-Briggs type with which they identify. That logic doesn't apply to the zodiac because your star-sign is based on your birthday. People don't lie about their birthday to become a Virgo. But they might fudge the answers to the Meyers-Briggs survey so they appear more "introverted" and "thinking". If you compare someone's self-view ("I'm an introvert!") with their behavior (definitely an extrovert), you can draw conclusions. This is more than "fun to talk about". It's standard practice in psychology.
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Re:The Myers-Briggs Personality Test Is Pretty Much Meaningless
by TheSpiceIsLife on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @01:22PM
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That logic doesn't apply to the zodiac
Sure it does. I've met people who will say things like "My sun sign is Virgo, but my personality is dominated by my Sagittarius moon", and then later say something like "I'm going through Saturn return, no wonder Pisces is such an influence".
If you compare someone's self-view ("I'm an Aries!") with their behavior (definitely a Gemini), you can draw conclusions. It's standard practice in astrology.
Re:The Myers-Briggs Personality Test Is Pretty Much Meaningless
by milkmiruku on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @03:18PM
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maybe it's easier to be existential over essential with Myers-Briggs style systems? less rooted in the stars, though i guess overall humanity is now in a position to be getting smart about mixing and matching which references and metaphors work and which don't, depending on context. all abstractions are leaky, though it's easier with some to frame a flow of change.
e.g. later Wittgenstein, process relational, integral theory, chaos magic