Top 10 INTP forum Topics.

[StevenM]

By comparing the threads with the most responses, (and grouping similar topics together) I put together this forum's top 10 topics.

#10

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LGTB. The musings of these minority group's place in the world.

#9

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Drugs. Mostly the recreational and psychedelic kind.

#8

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Fantasy characters. Things to do with D&D and character alignments.

#7

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INFJ's. Pondering their peculiarities and discussing about relationships with them.

#6

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Cognitive Functions. There are probably more small threads devoted to this topic than any other, but surprisingly, there is even more active subjects.

#5

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World issues. The woes of earth, political discussions, and events happening in different countries.

#4

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Intelligence and IQ. Such interest in how to be smart, increasing mental abilities, and comparing with others.

#3

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Feminism. Interesting how controversial this topic is to reach the top three.

#2

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All things to do with INTP. Understandably.

And the most ferocious topic:
#1

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God, (or otherwise, atheism, nihilism, rebuttals against creationism etc.)

 

[Yellow]

That's really interesting. I would have expected suicide/trauma/illness to be up there too, with music, silliness, and pretending to kill/maim each other.

I wonder why INFJs come up so often.

 

[Rook]

Id say music is in the top 5

 

[StevenM]

I should also mention my method used for doing this. As I didn't want to spend more than an hour, I skimmed through the sections from the lounge to school and work for topics with 100+ replies, and noted them. I skipped immortal threads because they don't expect an end. They were created to have infinite posts.

So in getting threads with 100+ replies from these specific sections, I assume these topics had a lot of content and opinions to be discussed. Some topics were very similar, and I grouped them together. For example "What's your IQ?" and "What is Intelligence?" seem to revolve around the same subject. Then they were ranked above.

My method was lazy and inaccurate, but in aims to get a rough and general answer quickly.

I would agree that music could be in there.


11. Narcissism
12. "Love" in general
13. Suicide.
14. INFP's

 

[The Gopher]

See I had a thought as a joke I would be the number one topic but I was surprised to actually be there.

 

[Rook]

Ah yes gopher is "etc."

Hmmm that means any number of topics is numero uno.

 

[Analyzer]

Numbers 10 and 4 are surprising. Rather superficial issues if they even are at all.

 

[Sir Eus Lee]

I would have thought God and nihilism to be like 5 and cognitive functions to be 1 or 2. And where are these INFJ posts? I haven't seen any. Gopher can be 15 to fulfill his desire to be loved

 

[Hadoblado]

Really? 10 and 4 are surprising?

If I had a nickel for every insecure INTP who lands an IQ that doesn't break the scale making a thread to talk about how dumb they feel... I'm surprised it's not above feminism.

I am surprised worldly affairs got to #5 though. Also drugs at #9? I know they're interesting and all but how much can there possibly be to say?

The INFJ thing seems to be a bit of a meme.

 

[onesteptwostep]

I think the God phase died down like half a year ago. From what I read from the archived threads there seemed to be a lot more fruitful conversations on religion, exclusively Christian, which seems like it was before 2014. I think right now we're at a sexuality/gender phase. A lot of topics on feminism, BSDM, LGBTs, gender roles. Personally I want to read up on more political ponder-wondering threads but oh well. We have "type me/this person" topics sporadically and then the usual social reveries. I'm guessing this forum's had a typology phase but it died down after some of the members left. OL seemed like a war-torn veteran of that era.

 

[Sixup]

why so much feminism shit?

 

[Sinny91]

It's not just this forum, feminism is the new hot-topic everywhere, even on my conspiracy forums.

I would start more threads on Typology, but it seems like everything been said before.

I was hoping for more politics, but that doesn't appear to be occupying the minds of many INTP's here.

I'm okay to settle for our 'fun' threads tho, you guys are hilarious.

 

[Hadoblado]

I think the God phase died down like half a year ago. From what I read from the archived threads there seemed to be a lot more fruitful conversations on religion, exclusively Christian, which seems like it was before 2014. I think right now we're at a sexuality/gender phase. A lot of topics on feminism, BSDM, LGBTs, gender roles. Personally I want to read up on more political ponder-wondering threads but oh well. We have "type me/this person" topics sporadically and then the usual social reveries. I'm guessing this forum's had a typology phase but it died down after some of the members left. OL seemed like a war-torn veteran of that era.

It's less a phase than a cycle. Every now and then one of the oldguard finds the energy to entertain the topic. I think it's because for whatever reason they get a spike in their confidence in their ability to communicate and argue. Then they call out the other side and the threads and subthreads begin. It can go on for a week or two, but eventually that confidence they had is eroded as it is shown to pale compared to the entrenched position of their opponents, and their momentum comes to a stop.

Not to say that nobody's taken the topic who was capable, but this topic specifically requires the dredging of a very large number of fundamental assumptions. People very rarely change their minds and when they do, it's usually not because someone on the internet that they don't know argued well.

 

[onesteptwostep]

It's less a phase than a cycle. Every now and then one of the oldguard finds the energy to entertain the topic. I think it's because for whatever reason they get a spike in their confidence in their ability to communicate and argue. Then they call out the other side and the threads and subthreads begin. It can go on for a week or two, but eventually that confidence they had is eroded as it is shown to pale compared to the entrenched position of their opponents, and their momentum comes to a stop.

Not to say that nobody's taken the topic who was capable, but this topic specifically requires the dredging of a very large number of fundamental assumptions. People very rarely change their minds and when they do, it's usually not because someone on the internet that they don't know argued well.

Yeah true. Personally a lot of the arguments are more tangents on differing abstract values rather than concrete statistics or theories. I know there's a lot of lurkers who are in their 30s and 40s (and above) on this site whom I want to dig into their experiences and perspectives. (Respect to you, oldies ^_~)

A lot of the arguments here aren't really insightful though, they're mostly 'why can't you see my way?!?! my perspective is more important!!!' and ends with verbal sparring. People here generally are deconstructionists who have no conservative bent nor have priorities in values. I might be too philosophizing it but oh well. I was somewhat disappointed when Blarra axed Lazuli for it, but oh well, the axe's been cleaned and put away.

In hindsight I think there's too much of a cultural disparity between the users to really get a deep discussion going. It's usually lurking Americans and uppity Euros and everyone else just glaring on. It's not really a matter of confidence but a matter of grasping/understanding values. I'm not really talking about TMill's post/thread here though (this thread), but just the overall atmosphere of the forum, the more conversational/intercourse part of it.

I haven't been here long, but that's how I see it so far. I'm guessing I'm just wanting too much for myself, but I'll flabberabout anyway.

 

[Sinny91]

I've been elsewhere and read other types opinions on this particular forum, they came to the conclusion that that this forum has a culture of it's own. I agree.

 

[Seteleechete]

It's not just this forum, feminism is the new hot-topic everywhere, even on my conspiracy forums.

I would start more threads on Typology, but it seems like everything been said before.

I was hoping for more politics, but that doesn't appear to be occupying the minds of many INTP's here.

I'm okay to settle for our 'fun' threads tho, you guys are hilarious.

Honestly I would say it's more of a lack of confidence in threadstarting thing than anything else. If there is some topic you want to discuss starting more threads on it would likely work.(Personally I wouldn't mind more political/societal/philosophical threads). Of course if everyone agrees with your view there isn't going to be much discussion, which sometimes happens(I'd say this is a more likely culprit than disinterest.)

 

[StevenM]

Top 10 - v2.0

After going through archives, and sub-topics, going all the way down to obliette, I rank the top 10 subjects by comparing how much attention they got (as before). Meaning, these are the topics that got the most responses from people.

1. Melkor and Lor + game threads, silly threads.
2. God, and religious beliefs.
3. Being INTP.
4. Ask-me threads (architect taking the bulk of this one)
5. Music
6. Typology in general.
7. World issues and politics.
8. Philosophy (free-will, isms, and the like)
9. Gender (Includes LGBT, and feminism)
10. Forum affairs. People talking about the state of the forum.
11. Intelligence/ IQ
12. Love/Relationships
13. Fantasy/RPG
14. Random thoughts threads (Including chad's)
15. Having sex.

All that was incredibly painful

 

[Ex-User (11125)]

Also self-loathing threads

 

[Ex-User (9086)]

All that was incredibly painful

RPG was painful?
I don't know what to say. Quoting another forum user "you can't be intp".

 

[Analyzer]

Really? 10 and 4 are surprising?

If I had a nickel for every insecure INTP who lands an IQ that doesn't break the scale making a thread to talk about how dumb they feel... I'm surprised it's not above feminism.

I am surprised worldly affairs got to #5 though. Also drugs at #9? I know they're interesting and all but how much can there possibly be to say?

The INFJ thing seems to be a bit of a meme.

I ment # 10 and 3. Gender,racism,sexuality issues seem very Fi related subjects. I don't really see how Ti could find interest in trying to understand an issue that is so low-level besides trying to see why people are actually interested in them.

 

[Sinny91]

Second to INTP's, which type/s would you (anyone) say frequent this board the most?

 

[Alias]

ESFJs. And of course I'm being facetious, we only have one. We have a fair share of INTJs, and some INFPs.

 

[Kuu]

I find it quite sad that for so long this place was sunk in a religion war when so much energy was wasted that could have been put to use on other things. Alas.

And for so much bluster about science, few people seem genuinely interested in science and technology topics anymore.

Also self-loathing threads

I'm pretty certain that goes in "Being INTP".

 

[StevenM]

I find it quite sad that for so long this place was sunk in a religion war when so much energy was wasted that could have been put to use on other things. Alas.

And for so much bluster about science, few people seem genuinely interested in science and technology topics anymore.

In my venture, I also kept an eye on threads with very few responses. Some of them had that recurring pattern where they were abundantly science-y and technical. Either it went over many people's heads, or the subject was too focused and specific.

Also self-loathing threads...

I'm pretty certain that goes in "Being INTP".

Aye, the problem with grouping threads is it skews the results. I tried making sure grouped topics were very similar in subject. Perhaps the God topic is a little broad. I probably should have averaged out the number of replies instead of tallying them.

Meh, show me a top 10 list on the 'net that is completely equitable. I think I came close enough.

 

[Fukyo]

When I joined the forum Transhumanism and A.I. were a popular topic with a good chunk active members at that time (Cog, Adaire, Kuu, Auburn, lor, Agent Intellect), I remember.

Boy am I glad we're over the God phase. Nothing like endless wankery on a useless, uninteresting philosophical topic to bore me to tears.


Would be nice if forum had more topics about science and psychology (outside of realm of MBTI) in addition to the overabundance of "what type am I" and relationship/personal issues. This forum is very self centered, in a way. Just confirms my hunch people are primarily interested in MBTI as means of finding an identity and a tribe relating to it.