Is there a personality type society could function as well without?

[Puffy]

Like what the title says. What is the personality type, in your opinion, that society would be least affected by if it should disappear?

 

[Anthile]

What's the point of this thread? You know exactly how it's going to turn out.

 

[Puffy]

I don't know how it would turn out. If you are implying in your response that naturally the response is INTP, then that is reflective of your own opinion, not mine. We all know that lots of members of this forum have considered themselves an INFJ, an INTJ, an INTP at some time. I believe you have as well but I can't quite remember. So why would this imply in the response that INTP is this necessary type, when members have identified with many different types?

This thread has no vindictive purpose. INTPs clearly serve a purpose in society even if it is behind the scenes. I don't mean to say who would not be noticed if they were gone, if that is what you mean then I apologise as that was just bad phrasing on my part. Society is more than just being social.

 

[Puffy]

Actually, no, your right, I was just interested, but it would probably cause more harm than anything. Close thread please.

 

[GYX_Kid]

if one "personality type" disappeared of the face of the earth, the remaining ones would adapt and compensate for it. if ESTJ became extinct and easy-to-spot crime rates were cut in half, something else would take its place. just like if all of a sudden along came an alien race of introverted telepathic perceiving's, it would influence society and cause it to function differently

 

[Melllvar]

Actually, no, your right, I was just interested, but it would probably cause more harm than anything. Close thread please.

Let me just cut to the chase right now:

The world would be a better place without anyone.

 

[Words]

When you say "society", do you mean "all forms of societies"?

My answer is that the value of a certain individual personality type is dependent on the "personality" type of the society. In my understanding, the personality type of society, such as of an individual, is divided in two ideas: the arbitrariness of collective value and the innate values of the collective.

Part of collective value is arbitrary in the sense that Country A likes Pie while Country B likes cookies. The cause of arbitrariness or "randomness" of preferences such as these could perhaps be traced back to either freewill or the effects of the land or environment the country is situated on---I'm guessing it's mostly the latter. [i.e. Dessert environments put more pressure on religion because of shortened lifespan. Holy Roman Empire was affected by neighboring societies. Accidents or Coincidences form irrationalities(A cat caused the rain therefore cat is god) and irrationalities become valued traditions.]

The innate value of society, similar to individuals, is survival. Nations are egocentric and will harm other nations for their own survival.

In an irrational['rational' being defined by the innate value of survival as oppose to any random value] society where science or studying is blasphemy [perhaps due to some weird conspiracy], NT's or any other individuals that have preference towards the mentioned subject are unnecessary. [Later on, perhaps society itself will grow away from the fear or the "disvalue of science" due to things like medicinal advantages which is more in tune to their value of survival.]

In a rational society [most likely in the future] where everything is translated into data and where there is increasing demand for analytical/theoretical thinking as oppose to traditional labor, the opposite happens.

In short, the "function" of society, similar to the "function"[purpose] of individuals, is relative to the values of society, therefore, the value of a certain individual type is relative to the collective type of society.

 

[Nocturne]

Let me just cut the chase right now:

The world would be a better place without anyone.

Aye, aye. ^^

 

[Artsu Tharaz]

Society would not function well if a particular type disappeared, because society is built on the assumption that there are X number of each particular type.

If we change the ratios, we have to change society.

 

[Reluctantly]

Society doesn't function well with anyone; that's kind of the point or dilemma of life that we have to try to make things function as best we think for ourselves and others? Otherwise there would be no point in doing anything?

Nevermind, I'm sure that's wrong too. I just haven't realized it yet.

 

[Lobstrich]

The world would be a better place without anyone

Quote of the month.

 

[ked]

Socionics INTP and INFP are useless as they are not good academically that need Ne/Se and Ti/Fi and at least the most dominant Te (when being a Ni/Si retard, professionally). All Sensors fit to fill the many common sensoric jobs so it really doesn't matter there though not all SFs are needed, but all STs are needed as they have different powers, but SFs basically just rest but some of the are Es and some are Is and so some works where a weak person, a sensoric feeler would fit the best, in case there really are any, it could be split between Es and Is, though possibly only one type of each would be needed, maybe dropping out ESFJs that seem the most useless Es, and then drop ISFJs as ESFPs can do the same, and so leave the ISFPs. A brain damage could be done to INTps to make them ISFps and some brain damage to ESFJs to make them ENTJs, and make the ISFjs INTjs. INFps to ISTps.