I took the personality test out of curiosity, although I am not too trusting of tests that group people into personality types. Here are my results Doctor Caulfield:
Your personality type is: Advocate (INFJ-T)
Mind
68% Introverted
Energy
This trait shows where we direct our mental energy.
63% Intuitive
Nature
This trait determines how we make decisions and cope with emotions.
60% Feeling
Tactics
This trait reflects our approach to work, planning and decision-making.
60% Judging
Identity
This trait underpins all others, showing how confident we are in our abilities and decisions.
59% Turbulent
The INFJ personality type is very rare, making up less than one percent of the population, but they nonetheless leave their mark on the world. As Diplomats, they have an inborn sense of idealism and morality, but what sets them apart is the accompanying Judging (J) trait – INFJs are not idle dreamers, but people capable of taking concrete steps to realize their goals and make a lasting positive impact.
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You know, I was up early this morning as I was experiencing insights into the general nightmarish nature of our world.
Maybe we can make up our own "personality test" which would be based on Schopenhauer's worldview. Instead of personality types, the test might predict whether the human specimen would be favorable to the idea of extinction as opposed to "eternal life" [on earth, of course].
Evidently, it is nearly impossible for us to discuss the human condition without pointing out the differences between individuals.
Like the late George Carlin, I do not like to identify with groups. And yet, for sure, there are those who would identify me with particular groupings ... bipolar manic-depressive, for instance ... or German/Scandanavian 4th generation in "North America" - the land of Black Elk ...
I am particularly perplexed by what it means to survive "genetically". I wonder if, should my "genetic type" disappear into the silence of history, if this is a sign of merit rather than a sign of some kind of weakness or inadequacy. Only those who can acclimate themselves to living in Hell will continue to reproduce and worship their gods and idols. Those who find existence shockingly stupid and barbaric may gravitate towards extinction out of enlightened self-interest.
This life is not worth living, so why would anyone take the least bit of pride in their genetic survival?
Genetic survival? Slow learners!
So, Holden, let's flip the script on these corporate drone personality tests and start thinking in terms of "inclinations toward extinction" ... to see which specimens "get it", that life is not worth living, and that there is no "God" who thought all this through for some divine purpose (or so that we might learn and "evolve spiritually").
I wish there were a way to flip the script on the "survival of the fittest" mentality. If only we could find some solace in being too smart for the good of the species ... Maybe we can take a little personal pride in the genetically rebellious trait that makes us so unfit for existence ... Like Henry Fool, we're not good at walking through shiit.
I see the way we drive our cars ... what a nasty species.
I wish I could sleep through this life ... but, alas, I consume liver cooked in butter, garlic and onions which allows me to study things like parametric equations and polar coordinates ... and I don't know why any of this is necessary. It is not necessary. It is just a distraction for me, an alternative to ZooTube.