I would say it's fair, but could be more refined.
Having no boundaries is actually
not an attribute of judging functions. It is for perception functions. It is the judging functions that set the limits, draw the lines, pivot points on which things hinge.
Ti is a discriminating process. In the most fundamentally basic form, Ti is
binary. It takes shades of grey of perception and divides into black and whites. It is the principle of:
if(this) {then this} else {this}
Now, the canvass Ti forms from these black and white pixels, when you zoom out, still end up looking like shades of gray, and colors -- but at their finest level there is a distinct difference and the high-Ti user is aware of this. Hence, a byproduct of this is Ti:
clarity, and the capacity to explain things microscopically if needed. This is also the source of Ti confidence, as they know their rationale is rightly checked and valid at the most elementary level.
Some people think that thinking in black and whites is limiting, but only so if your tapestry of black and whites is so basic that it doesn't account for the complexity of life. But life can be coded in binary to high levels of complexity - which is what Ti does - that do adequately account for life. Just like a very complex if(else) algorithm.
But the level of complexity varies between Ti users, and how much of this sorting they've done, and how much data they've organized in this manner.
Common Secondary Effects of Ti:
Now I'm going to give you an example of this at work by zooming out a few levels, and show the practical effects of Ti as a lead process, particularly in
TiNe...
Philosophers:
The tendency for Ti leads to become philosophers or epidemiologists stems from this affinity for algorithmic logic. Now philosophers are notoriously known to be
mental-masturbaters. This is true in a sense.
Like programming/coding, so much of the detail of coding a proper algorithm goes unappreciated until there is a tactile application. As with Ti, it does not produce any fruits until the algorithm it builds gets so elaborate that it can actually impact reality:
function(this);
..Which comes at the very end of the equation once all the parameters have been properly defined, and only when the variables are true (or false, or a specific, corresponding mix of both). If there is ambiguity in a variable, the equation simply won't operate - leading to utter inaction & inability.
The Harmonious Mind-Heart:
The application of the Ti algorithm is primarily executed by Fe. The executive part of the formula is Fe. (note: not Te). This means that all the energy and perfection invested into this Ti paradigm gets used almost exclusively toward collective ethical improvement, or not at all.
The end result is that Ti-lead types are among the most ethically obsessed and concerned individuals. Contrary to popular belief, Ti-leads actually have an extremely keen social awareness, and a desire to align with the social -- whether them toward it, or it toward them.
Now this presents a challenge because Ti and Fe have conflicting criteria of judgment, hence the nature of a Ti-lead. A Ti-lead is in constant war between their mind and heart, and like all types, this antagonistic relationship between their lead and polar functions is the central theme of their consciousness.
The more Ti is used in (non-isolated) reality the more
pushback it receives from Fe. They are two sides of the same pendulum, so swinging one way strongly causes for the inverse to happen next. This is a natural result of efficient use of the dominant process. Hence a Ti lead cannot excel as a person without confronting their own primary duality, because the effective use of their lead process will inevitably awaken their polar process.
And because Fe is an intimate part of their own primary Ti axis, it is the latter part of their identity, despite the opposition, it is something they will feel a strong urge to reconcile with. In some TiNe and TiSe, this desire will be strong.
TiNe and TiSe will approach the reconciliation of this Ti|Fe polarity from the philosophical and axiomatic polar end of Ti, unlike Fe-leads. This means that the process of ethical understanding they form is more conceptual and becomes an intricate panorama of black and whites just as the rest of their paradigm.
As such for this shade of type, this endeavor can often result in even more comprehensive psychoanalysis than Fe lead types, though their practical ability with people will, on average, be less persuasive.
The Minimalist:
This shade of TiNe seeks to cause as few ripples in their environment as possible, as they survive solely to fuel their contemplative habits. Invisibility. Like most shades of introverted types, inaction is common, and for TiNe this inaction can be heavily naturally reinforced by their hierarchy.
So long as Ti is intentionally not being exposed to people, then it will receive no pushback to motivate it to contrive better calibrated etho-logical stances. For such TiNe, there will be no desire to interact with people. And they, unlike some warped shades of high-ethos types, will truly and sincerely have no sense of loss or
missing-out because of this.
Furthermore, because of the abstract nature of Ne, they may also have no desire to directly interact with tactile reality -- or interact with it solely through Ne proxies (card/video games, puzzles) of familiar (Si) simulations. For such a TiNe, the main stimulation they crave will be this Ne play, and they will loathe to be separated from it. A single game cartridge can keep them stimulated for weeks. And daily necessities will be satiated to the minimum to allow for maximum enjoyment of this activity. In this, they become similar to some shades of NeTi and NiTe.
||There are other shades of TiNe, but I'll stop there for now. ||
