So did you end up marrying the purple boy?
Comment on the struggle
boogetyboo@aussie.zone 6 months ago
So many people I know through the workplace have done the Myers Briggs nonsense and hold onto their persona like a badge of pride. They’re well meaning, intelligent people who don’t know the background of MB and how it’s as scientifically rigorous as those paper chatterboxes we made in school to help you find out which boy you were going to marry by picking a colour.
I don’t say anything when people bring it up. I also have a few star sign friends. Sigh.
veroxii@aussie.zone 6 months ago
deadlyduplicate@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Sure, but a lot of people have also ‘heard’ that mbti is not scientifically valid and go around parroting that without any knowledge of what specifically science says about it.
It is entirely possible that outside of a scientific discipline, mbti works well enough for people to use.
Kind of like how we use the term “meme” and understand what it means but the concept of memes are not used in science because other models of cultural evolution have better explanatory power.
dditty@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Totally agree - just because MBTI is all made up, doesn’t mean it can’t be helpful for people! I think it still holds value since it helps people recognize their strengths and their differences from others. Anecdotally, I have definitely been on work teams where it has led to greater collaboration and mutual respect!
Cubes@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Lot of people in this comment section are neglecting that it can just be fun for some people, and there’s no need to stake your entire identity on a personality test
moistclump@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I always pay attention to how people feel about either the astrology or MBTI, that does give you some helpful information about them. And if they don’t agree, that also gives some information. They’re just tools to help us understand each other or ourselves, I don’t think we have to be negative about that.
henfredemars@infosec.pub 6 months ago
It gutted me. I was so into the typology for about six months.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 months ago
From what I can tell, it wasn’t until around the turn of the century that it was widely regarded as total bunk. I know it was used in professional psychological and occupational contexts in the '90s.
Serinus@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Astrology can be fine as long as you don’t take it too seriously. It’s not much different than a favorite color or lucky numbers.
Maalus@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Favorite color is a faaaar cry from astrology and “lucky numbers”.
Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
feng shui would disagree.
also my computer should face the east in the spring time in order to get the most of my blessings.
Maalus@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Okay so say feng shui or whatever, not “favorite color”.
sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
I remember when this nonsense was new and all the rage… I took a full online test, like 200 questions, about 6 different times over about 3 months.
Turns out, the test results changed a lot depending on my current mood, recent experiences and stress level.
It baffles me that still to this day even many professionals and business people think this has any merit.
Maalus@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I take them for shits and gigles when I’m bored. I always got the same result.
Forester@yiffit.net 6 months ago
Lol same, I feel attacked as an INTJ for the last 15 years.