I find this thread of great interest because it weaves together a number of difficult and separate issues. Solving, explaining, or understanding what to do with these issues all seem to be very important one way or another. Here they are:
1. Delving into Pod'Lair to see if it works as a temperament identifier and how well? ... as initiated by
Architect.
2. What is the role of Pod'Lair's unusual representative being he as an INFJ in explaining Pod'Lair? He is very different from so many members of the INTP Forum including the language and style of providing that explanation.
3. What is the nature of Pod'Lair aside from the validity Architect has been exploring?
#1 has worked out rather clearly per Architect's sampling. There could be more sampling and verification, but doing refining work will require more motivation.
#2 has been addressed quite a bit by both Forum members and the representative. I've found settling and resolving everyone's motives have been too complex to resolve without disrupting the Forum itself. I've had to withdraw from directly addressing this issue unable to find a simple explanation.
#3 is what brings me to make this post. I try to struggle for the simplest solutions so I'll try this:
I will liken Pod'Lair to an explorer who travels to a foreign land and discovers a supposedly marvelous* rare flower. The explorer returns and sings the praises* of his discovery. He urges others* to travel likewise explaining that they too may discover rare flowers and bring them back to civilization. These discoveries will enthrall the world* and make it a better place. The discoverer knows history has uncovered other rare flowers by different circumstances. Attention is not brought to these as they are considered a distraction.
How is this like Pod'Lair? Well the story has a truth and a falsity to it. The rare flower is marvelous to some but worthless to others. The traveler does have an exciting pursuit. Getting others to make discoveries is a worthwhile thing for some to do, but not for all. Some people may argue it's a waste of time and there are better things to do. Will these flowers make the world a better place? Well, maybe. If they are publicized successfully they could make the world a better place, but not necessarily. There are too many competitors for that goal to make this a sure thing.
Pod'Lair has made a discovery or at least framed it differently. It will work only if applied according to the rather strict standards set up. It will not work for those who do not wish to follow these standards. What it will work for and how broadly has yet to be determined.
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*These are not neutral words. They are not objective facts. They are values expressed with feeling valid only for some. They are true for some and false for others.
