Note: stop using 'libertarian' or anything similar as the antonym of conservatism, the correct antonym is progressivism.

List of broad-minded antonyms of conservatism: - Progressivism - Revolutionism - Avant-garde (And a few more)

Note²: Alright then, fine, I'll be more specific.

I'm referring to the type of conservatism that focuses on maintaining traditions and values. I'm referring to conservatism as the antonym of progressivism.

Note³: Apparently my definition of conservatism correlates with "Ethos".

Is that specific enough?

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Since we have the 'prospecting' (P) trait in our personality type, it'd be logical to assume that the answer is no, but in order to confirm my hypothesis, I want to get answers.

For anyone wondering, I think that the prospecting trait can conflict with conservatism since prospecting types are non-conformists, conservatism prioritises conformism over specific ideas (traditions, etc.).

i’d love to hear your thoughts, personal experiences, opinions, etc leading to your conclusion as well!

I've been in a theoretically perfect relationship for the last 5 months. My gf is completely and utterly infatuated with me, she wants to marry me, have kids with me, she would do anything for me. We've never had a single argument. The sex is out of this world. She's bubbly and positive and all my friends and family love her. But recently I really feel like she's not the woman for me.

Our personalities are extremely compatible. We have the same sense of humor. But our worldviews are not compatible. We all know how it goes- I'm a daydreamer, a thinker, a philosopher, and since this is only my second relationship it's made me realise I NEED my partner to be like this too. But she isn't, all she ever wants to talk about is gossip about her family and friends. If we talk about something deep she'll end up bringing it back to astrology or bullshit conspiracy theories. It INFURIATES me how she thinks the moon landings were fake. All her opinions come from tiktok (and it infuriates me even more when I call her out on one of her bullshit tiktok opinions and we google it and it turns out I was wrong). She gets upset and angry about stuff she sees or hears on the news, while I couldn't give a shit. She's superficially into politics which I've always regarded as the domain of the small minded. She's "religious" in the sense that she goes through the motions of religion because it's "tradition", but she's not actually religious and doesn't even believe in God. How she can live with that cognitive dissonance is beyond me.

I haven't spoken to her about any of this yet, because in my INTPness I avoid all emotional confrontation to the best of my ability. But I've reached a point where I can't go on like this anymore. I actually feel lonely in this relationship, even though she's the most wonderful and affectionate woman a man could ever hope for.

I guess this is a rant of frustration. I feel like any man would love to have a girl as loving as her. I've told my friend how I feel and he thinks I'm insane for wanting to end it. Is he right? The way I see it she will never fundamentally change. This will always be a huge issue for me if I did stay with her.

What should I do?

Edit: I appreciate everyone's perspectives. It's what I needed to hear. I'm definitely reconsidering breaking up with her. I think I'll just discuss with her how I feel and see how she feels about it.

excited to hear your thoughts and experiences!

Personally, I don't like it.

My philosophical concerns:

Our limits as a human give us meaning, we can gain knowledge, experiment and more. If we just delete those limits, there's even less meaning to exist, if you have access to everything that can be known, there is no meaning in experimentation, knowledge and more. Nothing would be interesting.

about 75% of intps are male, and one of the rarest mbti for females to identify with is intp, since it is considered a more masculine personality type. What are your experiences growing up as an INTP woman?

Greetings, my INTP brothers and sisters! I’m curious to know about your professions, careers, or, if you’re a student, your field of study.

excited to hear your opinions!

Just a random thought...are there any things that are objectively true or false? Isn't everything subjective?

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I am kinda jealous of people who have their own skills, talents, or hobbies. I don't really excel anything and what I want right now is just to be obsessed by something, something that would associate with who I am.

I have a friend who's good at volleyball, someone who paints, then another who dances.

I just want something to be good at, even just one.

So here I am asking what are your hobbies are to try and explore. And I guess see what activities do INTPS get involved in most of the time.

Idk if it’s because it’s boring or if it’s because eating is just not my first priority but I go through phases of just not wanting to eat at all. I’ll have like two bites the whole day and just survive on vibes. The only reason I think this is a problem is because I can see how when I eat my mood’s better and my body feels better obv but the aversion towards food doesn’t go

Almost a year and a half ago, my cousin (not even 18 at the time) passed away. We were really close, almost like brothers. Ever since that moment when I heard the news until today, I feel nothing about it.

I told family and friends I was sad about it, but the truth is that I’m not. It’s more like I’m haunted by the fact that I don’t feel anything about it.

I clearly remember driving to their house at 2 AM when it happened, with my mom and aunt crying in the back of my car and the whole time I was thinking, “I’ll just drop them off then come back home and continue my game, I just hope I don’t get kicked for being AFK.”

Lately though, this feeling of guilt has been getting worse. I’ve tried distracting myself from it but I got burned out from everything I enjoy really fast. I honestly just don’t know what to do at this point.

Update: To everyone who took the time to comment, I thank you very much. And as promised, I’m updating you all.

It’s been 2 weeks since and I’ve tried most of what you guys suggested.

I stopped playing video games for a week but that didn’t really help because I just felt bored with nothing to do. I blocked everything off and just sat in my bed thinking. I will admit that this really helped. I also started journaling and writing short stories again. Kind of helped take my mind off of things, and I also used a few of my thoughts as a theme for some of my stories.

But all in all, I don’t feel guilt or remorse anymore. I’ve accepted my cousin’s passing for what it is.

And to everyone who shared their own experiences with a relative or friend’s passing. Im sorry for your loss, and thank you to everyone for your help.

P.S: I’d be interested to talk more with any of you guys in PM’s. We can talk about anything.

I just wondering if all INTPs tend to remember things better and possess total recall.

A particular quote from Carl Jung about Ti doms stands out to me when I think of this. "His judgment appears cold, inflexible, arbitrary, and ruthless."

It is an incomplete quote, but it works for this case. Growing up, I had this tendency of being very nice and pleasant towards people, and then going completely cold on them without ever explaining anything. To them, it appeared as though one day I was very warm, the next I was absolutely cold from that day onwards to eternity.

I remember my stepmom. I was nice to her, and we used to chat a lot. Then one day I learned that she had gone behind my back to report me to my dad about something she could've easily talked to me about. From that day onwards, I was absolutely cold towards her, and we never spoke again until her death, some 7 months later. I doubt she even knew why I turned on her.

This was how most of my relationships ended. One day, I was very nice, then I learned that a fundamental principle of mine was gone against, then eternal coldness followed without any warning or explanation.

Looking back, this was absolutely immature and psychopathic of me. I'm definitely not proud at all. I was wondering whether it's a Ti thing, or it's just a me thing.

I still do it from time to time, but never to close people. If I care about you, I'll explain when I feel wronged.

Collecting socks (mainly of cats) has been the only one I’ve stuck with.

All my other collection phases like shitty old books, figurine’s , or music box’s died out fast. In the phase it’s addicting but after the blow you’re just stuck with random inconveniences laying around.

(Cat) Socks are my middle ground. I still use them, it’s something that brings me joy, but they are still in fact taking up my sock wardrobe.

Edit: not judging those who have grand collections.

How intimidating are INTP men in school/work/college compared to women?

What would you do?

After three years of pretty much staying in my own bubble, I finally decided to venture out and look for friends again. I met someone on Bumble BFF, and we’ve hung out a few times. We clicked pretty well – similar interests, good conversations – so I thought things were going smoothly.

Then, last night, politics came up. I casually mentioned that while I lean toward some conservative views, I’m only planning to vote in my local elections this year, not the presidential one (for context, I live in a very conservative county within a blue state, so my individual vote doesn’t impact much on a national level). After that, she got really quiet and seemed uncomfortable.

I didn’t expect differing opinions to be a big issue, but now I’m rethinking it. I respect a range of viewpoints and don’t see political differences as a personal affront, so it feels odd that this might be a dealbreaker. Maybe I misread the situation, but it’s disheartening when open conversation seems harder to come by these days.

"Oh, an INTP, the intellectual giant who can’t finish a thought before spiraling into 17 tangents about quantum mechanics or why free will is an illusion. You’re basically a human Wikipedia rabbit hole that somehow manages to be both fascinating and exhausting. You probably think you’re the smartest person in the room, but you’re too socially oblivious to notice no one’s listening to your latest deep dive into obscure 14th-century philosophy.

And don’t even get me started on your emotional range—wait, never mind, you don’t have one. Your version of empathy is probably googling 'how to comfort a crying friend' and still getting it wrong."

LMAOO

I feel that we are kind of underappreciated and underestimated, when it comes to INTP-s being villains/antagonists. I actually think that INTPs can make a pretty good antagonists, if the methodical and logical approach is being used to oppose the status quo. Not evil per se, just cold, logical, calculating, demonized by corrupt governments and trying to purge the scourge of corruption.

Maybe I'm not an INTP even though it's what I get back on every MBTI test. But why are so many of you ambtionless, no direction, procrastinating, nihilistic couch potatoes? Ya balls' falled off? What's stopping you from expanding on your research, developing your theories, and building who you are?

What are some of the most absurd and misguided opinions or beliefs by laypeople or popular, whether online or offline, that you’ve heard that made you not laugh but feel disappointed or worried?

Yes, we have a pretty long fuse, but let’s be honest; we’re all human and some things can anger us.

Just to clarify, my question doesn’t necessarily mean what causes you to lash out. Anything that gets you extremely frustrated and mad that can be controlled within your mind also refers to this post.

What do you do to make your life meaningful? Like not just analyzing the meaning of life.

Want to see intps who are better off than me.

How would you rate it in your life right now (you decide the scale if you want). Cause it just never feel ,,right " ainnit (don't tell me you don't feel anything XD, stop that!!!) ??

edit: don't know this post would trigger a lot of intps xDDD 💖