I read somewhere once before (can't recall the source) that 75% of people were Extroverts.
I read the exact same thing in Please Understand Me by David Keirsey. That book is great for MBTI related statistics. Acoording to it, 25% of people in general are I, 75% are S, 60% of males are T and 60% of Females are F and 50% are J and P.
I would have expected more I people because I have come across so many. Or maybe its just that I socialise more with I people.:dry:
They don't care if we're offended or not; they're just looking to capitalize on some people's insecurities and they are ALSO targeting a specific market via well ... "target marketing" ... lol..
I had thought that one great advantage of knowing about MBTI types was apart from understanding yourself better, you can understand where others viewpoints are coming from. We might not agree with every person's views but accepting our differences gives way to some degree of respect and understanding. We don't put others down for their differences. Here we accept it. And the irony is, this site where MBTI forms an intergral part- such an ad is being shown. Where understanding was meant to develop, the person's taking us for target audience, telling us that these differences are wrong. Just ironic.
I totally ignore the ads that are on the site.
I generally ignore such ads too for it is obviously written by either a deluded person or one who is trying to manipulate us with no success. But after seeing the ads, I just started thinking about it as it my tendency since I am an introvert.
It CAN put us at a disadvantage inasmuch as that at least in MY case, I'm always thinking up a clever and witty reply ... AFTER I'm on my way home, left the event, etc. I'm not quick on my feet when sparring verbally, but I've gotten better as I've gotten older.
This has happenned many times with me as well but I had never associated it with me being an Introvert. I had thought it was due to me being slow and not creative enough to come up with a witty reply quickly on the scene. But perhaps being an extrovert does improve verbal wit.
being an introvert does not mean poor social skills!!! Im so tired of people thinking this..... I think this is the reason why everyone hates being called an introvert- just the last night I was explaining types to my introverted roommates and they were like '"oh but sometimes I can be really extroverted when I am talking with my friends or going out" and I was like
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and I'm pretty sure they have the wrong definition of introversion at it applies to MBTI anyways.
I do wish that MBTI would coin and adopt a new word for introverts, much as they have done for extroverts. If we would spell introversion as intraversion when we are talking MBTI, I think the same clarity could be achieved. OTOH, intraversion and extraversion, as related to MBTI are simply indicators of the direction or source of our energy, and has little or no bearing on social ineptitude.
I have to say that we really need to distinguish introversion in general terms as viewed by society to as viewed in MBTI. As mentioned before, introversion in MBTI is about the direction our energy flows (which is internally). But introversion generally has the connotation that a person is shy and socially awkward.
Once someone asked me to describe myself as accurately as I could. And I thought, I could just say I am an IxTJ as that is the best accurate description of me. So, I started telling that person that I was Introverted to begin with. And the first thing they remarked was, "So, you are shy?" No!!! That is not so. We MBTI Introverts can handle ourselves well if we want to in social situations. We just like to keep our energy inside as defined by Carl Jung.
Lets face it: in the general eyes of society we are the losers and there's nothing we can do about it. We can't be ourselves and be the popular person at the same time. We will always have to be actors to mask ourselves in general society.
People's thinking is based more on assumptions than actual thinking. Since majority is of Extroverts and we appear to be different, they
perceive us to be losers. But this is a misinformed opinion. And I am not putting on any masks for such misinformed people. I am not only acceptable but happy of who I am. I am not changing myself for others. And if you perceive me to be different, then heck that's your problem to deal with.:tongue:
Concerning the ad mentioned by Petals of Stone: I've seen it before. It angered me mostly because it is so condescending. Personally, I feel that anyone making such shallow generalizations couldn't possibly know me well enough to provide help to me in any way, shape or form. I ignore them and move on.
That is a really good point to make. Seriously, any one with any sense would not buy that book after reading that ad. Pointless...:dry:
We all play our role in mankind, and some feel talking and the human connection is the best way to spend their time, as they search for enjoyment or love or something. Are they right for doing this? I would say no, because they're not being productive with their time in a way I believe to be productive. I am sensible enough though to say "my ways aren't always the best ways to do things even when they make the most sense to me", the author of that article is trashy for degrading people who have different values than his/her self.
Definitely agreed. I mean in the end extroverts by talking more or spending more time with others don't do anything productive while we atleast were thinking about something useful (not that that actually ends up being very productive:tongue
So, in the end both of us are being unproductive so we are pretty equal- none better or worse.
However, the important point to note is that most of us Introverts can adapt ourselves in different contexts to appear more Extrovert like and do what they do. However, Extroverts in general will have trouble being more introverted. We get advantages from both ends. Yay!:laughing:
We could write an article to him emphasizing those things and he wouldn't be on the right side of the issue. LOL whats he got on us? the ability to talk. STFU and work lol *shrug*
That is a good idea except what would that achieve....arguing with a deluded/ failure in manipulation person? Probably waste of time and energy.
P.S. Did you notice that nowhere in this crackpot's introvert-hating website does he dare give his name?!
Good call. Scared of us, is he? Or not 'popular' enough to have his name mentioned...?:crazy:
Well that answer is quite simple really. We don't have enough awesome introverts out there being role models and showing the world how awesome introverts can be.
Solution = more shows with awesome introverted characters like Batman.
Yep. Except that it is improbable as we are introverts and so more likely to spend our time thinking about something than showing the world how awesome we actually are.
P.S- Sorry for the massive post.
