Julia Jones wrote:
In message 3A7D993D.199D5442@sdc.org, Betty Ragan ragan@sdc.org writes
Well, not to open up another M****-B***** discussion or anything, but my suspicion is that it does have a great deal to do with the personality of the viewer.
Bugger not opening up that can of worms. It's too useful when we do want to discuss personality, since it has that very useful I-E distinction.
<g> I'm more fond of the T-F meself. Also the P-J.
Hands up all the I, and in particular INTx, types on the list who are character junkies. Me for a start, even if I enjoy geeking plot and physics as well.
Character interactions is in the top three attractors for this INTx, for very similar reasons to what Betty has listed (though I will indeed poke about in real people's heads - prior to B7, I hadn't seen any TV characters as interesting as real people).
Also, I like puzzles of all kinds - wordplay, jigsaws, logics, mysteries, etc., and there's no better puzzle than what makes people behave the way they do. The great thing about the B7 characters is their level of complexity they display, in part because they're just consistent enough to be recognizable, but still have the capacity to surprise with their variation, just like real people. The characters in most other TVSF are IMO not nearly as fleshed out.
My Kiersey books are packed away, but I vaguely recall something about either NTs or INTs enjoying studying personality theory etc., because of course it helps explain the other types (of which there are so many more people). And people-watching appeals IMO to the love of complex systems, as well.
Of course it can't be entirely type-related because there's no accounting for Neil; in light of recent discussions, I'm not sure I dare speculate whether it has anything to do with gender-related differences in brain structure and neurochemistry. ;-P Have we got any other NT males willing to weigh in on the poll?
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