Hey, I saw your post about Namjoon being an ISFP and I was pretty surprised. Some time ago you said that he's an INFP (if I'm wrong, then sorry, but I believe you had a discussion on BTS's functions with someone who also tried to type them) and you mentioned he tells us about his sensory experiences. Don't you think he could be just overusing his Si, be stuck in a loop or something? I'm just curious, because I can't see him as an ISFP.
Hi! I’m assuming you’re referring to the time I had a debate with someone whether Yoongi is an INTP or INTJ. I just looked back at it, and I said that Namjoon is an Fi-dom. I’ve been on the fence about it for a long time now, it’s finally now that I was asked that I really sit down to think about it and narrow it down.
Ok, since I only analyzed Ni-tert rather than the possibility of an Si-tert, lemme do that really quickly. Healthy Si-tert is that when the Ne-aux is too busy popping out ideas and possibilities, some of the ideas might be too far out for it to actually work. So the Si is the introspection of what has been done before. Is this idea practical? Is it realistic? Is it valid? Can it actually work? Not everything has to be innovative, because sometimes some of the solutions are actually really simple, easy and is a tried and true way.
If the Ne is stretched super far out to the point that Fi isn’t able to keep up, Si snaps Ne away like a rubberband and Fi and Si loop around the Ne. Si tells the person, “I hate myself because I know I’m right, but everything I try isn’t even working. Everyone’s right, it’s unrealistic. I’ll just go back to sticking to what I know, what’s comfortable, and stop trying to explore my possibilities in making a difference.”
Given that, I’ve never seen his thought process to be “this is a practical, tried and true method that I can use.”
But what if the Se-Ni that I see is actually his Si? If that’s the case, where’s the Ne?
I have a sneaking suspicion that people will point out his music making is his Ne-Si working; it’s his creativity to come up with so many musical things, Si is telling him that music making is a tried and true method of his to share his ideas with the world. But we need to remember, these two are perceiving functions, they gather data for his Fi. As an INFP, he would judge a certain value within himself (Fi), gather the possibilities of where and what kind of ways can this value integrate into society (Ne), and then double check whether this can work (Si). Music is the result of of his decisions, not the process of his decisions. Also, I wouldn’t contribute his music to his Ne. I contribute his music to simply his passion, his job. Also, it’s his hard work (Te) that’s sharing his values and feelings (Fi)
Sensory example: this post. He told us a story with such detail, he remembered every moment. I’m not saying that detailed-storytelling is a for-sure way to recognize a high Se-user, but as my description of an Se-aux, this is how I would consider “gathering data on how the world works, what is happening with the world, and real-life experiences.”
Let’s look into another fancafe post for a looping example. “From the moment I pay attention to myself and others…I feel like I’m wandering with no direction/aims.” This is where I see his Se starting to stretch too far (by paying attention to everyone and himself for so long, to experience and indulge in all the emotions around). When he feels like he’s wandering with no direction/aims, that is Fi-Ni looping, there’s no meaningful direction. Tbh, in the rest of this post, he bounces from “wearing clothes that suits me, so I like it”, people’s loneliness, reaching “perfect understanding”, “can’t make up my mind about the weather”, etc. All of these things, tbh, I’m sorry Namjoon, I’m not following. He bounces around and even I don’t understand what he’s really trying to say (unless I’m stupid, we can go with that if you’d like).
In his mixtape, RM, as well as his random song he popped out (i don’t rmbr why), Always, I see his Fi super strong in all his lyrics, as well as his Ni in regards to finding the meaning of things.
That’s why I think he’s Ni-tert.