[Jewl]

What a brilliant comparison! That is exactly what it is.

But what I don't understand is...How is it even possible feel that way about Se, the most straightforward, honest, uncomplicated function in existance? It makes so much sense for me that Ni is my inferior function because it is confusing and paranoid and dark and vague, but Se!? So simple. I mean, obviously that has much to do with me BEING an Se dominant, but how? I know I just kind of asked you this in my thread, but how does Se feel to you? Or anyone reading this with Se as their inferior? Does it feel the same for everyone? Being "in the grip" of your inferior function? What is it about Se that makes you UNCOMFORTABLE?

Haha, Se is not simple. At least not to me. I mean, as an ENFP Se is totally alien to me. It's buried deep inside me somewhere. Somewhere I can't really see. Inferior Si is bad enough. But Se seems exhausting. I don't understand and cannot even comprehend how a Se-dom really perceives. It goes against my nature, really.

To you, though, I suppose it would seem simple. To me Ne seems simple and easy to use and understand. It certainly seems that way in comparison to Ni, although apparently that's not the case. x3

 

[Jewl]

Are you stalking me, Julia Bell?

I agree that Ne is simpler than Ni! Though I don't really understand Ne either. I understand the concept, but it still makes no sense. My ENFP mom says some pretty off the wall things sometimes, and I'm just like...Where did that come from? XD

:ninja:

Hehe...

Well, I actually didn't say Ne was simpler than Ni. I simply feel it is that way sometimes because Ne is so utterly natural to me. But to the Ni-user, Ni would be easy to grasp but Ne would be a mystery and totally exhausting. I'm sure that for you, Si probably looks more complex than Se. I do not think it is that way. All of the functions are "simple", it's just when it's not your dominant or auxiliary it's hard to wrap our minds around the concepts of using the "simple" thing. So in our minds it becomes complex and frustrating. And seemingly impossible. Like I just don't understand how the heck you can think like that.

It might be easier to explain the concept of Extroverted functions to people because Extroverted functions are objective, but that doesn't make the Extroverted functions "easy" and "straightforward" in use.