Comments on: MBTI and societal behavioral patterns

By: Millionaire Mommy Next Door

Millionaire Mommy Next Door — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:02:11 +0000

I guess I’m a bit of an abnormality in the PF blog world. I’m an ENFJ, and yes, I am drawn towards causes and have been known to be the canary in the coal mine. But I’m not a nut, I swear! :>)

Now, off to look for your predictions… (I have a few of my own too, of course, but I need to build up the courage first before posting them!)

By: Iggadigga!

Iggadigga! — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:49:12 +0000

My Dad and youngest brother certainly both have it figured out, but not so much my husband and I. (We’re all NTs.) Maybe it’s because my husband is a P, and I’m borderline J/P… perhaps we’re not as good at avoiding impulse spending as those with a stronger J.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:09:45 +0000

@well-heeled - Hey thanks for the review. You sent a ton of traffic my way. If anyone wants to read it, here’s the link
http://wellheeled.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/xtreme/

@shanti - a post revealing the personality type of the bloggers in the pf world is underway.

@steve - LOL I gotta see that movie. My refrain when it comes to people tends to be “I told you so” Apparently I’m not selling the message very well the first time I try.

By: Steve Austin

Steve Austin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:17:32 +0000

Antishay, I hope you can see this movie, There Will Be Blood. There is a pure NT delivery from the main character, Daniel Plainview:

“Plainview: I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed. I hate most people.

Plainview: …There are times when I look at people and I see nothing worth liking. I want to earn enough money that I can get away from everyone.

Plainview: …I see the worst in people. I don’t need to look past seeing them to get all I need. I’ve built my hatreds up over the years, little by little, Henry… to have you here gives me a second breath. I can’t keep doing this on my own with these… people.”

Sure, this man is losing his connection to creative side of humanity and deeping that to the destructive side. But what NT doesn’t relate to at least the outer edge of Plainview’s sentiments? ;-\

I am with you on the Schadenfreude of consumer failure. I don’t wish to see people suffer, but I am downright inspired when I seem them struggle (and overcome!)

Steve Austin INTJ sends.

By: Shanti @ Antishay Ventenne

Shanti @ Antishay Ventenne — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:08:25 +0000

Ohhhh, looking forward to the 2030 post! And man, this was a great article. As an INTJ I have, as a general rule, no tolerance for most people. I am polite and great in social situations (can think through anything) but keep only a very select group of friends because everyone else makes me work to hard to try and “get” them.

It’s an interesting perspective you have on personal financial bloggers! Where did you get your statistics? What are the PF bloggers MBTI profiles? WANT TO KNOW

I am actually looking forward to the time when the standard consumerist lifestyle falls because only then will society actually change.

By: Well-Heeled

Well-Heeled — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:23:34 +0000

Hi Jacob! I just found your blog and am so impressed that I wrote a whole post on it on my blog. Hehehe. Your story is really the most “extreme” retirement story I’ve heard… I don’t think your path is for me (at least not right now), but I am really inspired by what you’ve been able to accomplish.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:14:43 +0000

@steve - NF’s tend to be unhappy about the state of traditional religious/spiritual values, the war in Iraq (and other wars), animal welfare, social welfare and environmental issues. Predicting the future is like predicting the stock market. A fundamental analysis shows what is wrong and what could be right. There’s no telling when the change happens though, so making predictions is an excellent change of making an ass of oneself. (Like predicting that tech stocks were a crazy investment in 1992). Who is susceptible to believe in or need predictions?.. I don’t know, hmm.

@elizabeth - You know 2030 is only 22 years away.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:08:23 +0000

I’m an NF…so look out when I start sounding depressed?

I’m looking forward to the 2030 post, too…I find it impossible to predict how my financial strategies will turn out when I’m 50 (2031), much less when I’m 80, so thus far I mainly focus on the 10-20 year outlook.

By: Steve Austin

Steve Austin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:19:17 +0000

Okay, I’ll take bait. What are the NFs not happy about right now? ;-\

2030 predictions sound fun. Just remember to always remind us (and yourself) not to take your predictions too seriously. ;-\ Not that any prediction isn’t a possibility — just that making a wide-scope prediction doesn’t make it any more likely to unfold than it was before you predicted it. I only mention this because I’ve spent some time thinking about how people respond to predictions. Not only are predictions fun, but sometimes people almost seem to psychologically need them. What’s the MBTI descriptor for susceptibility for believing in predictions?