Damn, before I made this thread and actually the reason I made these Grudge Match threads was because I got ticked off at a couple of SJs. I thought that I was like the only who got pissed off at them greatly but these threads are really opening my eyes to the truth: SJs, SFPs, and ENTJs seem to be the MBTI types that get on people's nerves the most! It is both sad yet understandable that my own type is getting so many hits for being the type that numerous people clash with/get annoyed at but ENTJs can be assholes... :dry:
Wow, this has been quite eye opening for me. Keep the posts coming everybody! :laughing:
In all fairness, this site does seem to have a lot more active N posters than S posters. And I would imagine that N's would be more apt to clash with SJ's than SP's because SP's in general are so much more easy going.
Of course, SP's don't seem to like SJ's much either, so it's probably irrelevant. What I find interesting is that NT's and NF's get along much more easily than I would have expected, at least based on the conversations I see on here. I know that SJ's and SP's can have their conflicts, so I thought the same might be true for NT's and NF's.
I've mentioned this in another post somewhere in the past, but I think a huge part of it is that from what I've read, S's are much more numerous in society than N's. This means an N has to deal with S's a lot more often, particularly when working together or even just having discussions. It's especially an issue when an N has an S as an authority figure, and they most likely will as a parent or at least a teacher.
And like I said, I think SP's don't tend to bother N's as much as SJ's because SP's are so much more about going with the flow and letting things be. SJ's thrive on work and structure, and so as authority figures they tend to impose this. Naturally, this is likely to irritate and upset N's who think beyond that structure.
But like always, any types can get along, especially if they're willing to understand each other and compromise. We've had conversations in the SJ forums about how SJ's are willing to change, but they just need very clear reasons to do so. And I've heard firsthand that despite their difficulties with them, NT's can appreciate some of the strengths SJ's have, too.
It's not surprising that SJ's bother most people, though. SJ's thrive on work, and the other three temperaments are more likely to hate it. But as difficult as we may be to work with, I think most people would agree that we are good at getting work done.
