Varlawend: Mysteries Among the Stars

After Jack's video criticizing Model G as unnecessary, he and Ben Vaserlan decided to have a conversation about the respective merits of Model A and Model G (and why Model G might replace Model A and better unify our understanding of Socionics).  By an unfortunate accident, their discussion wasn't recorded, so instead Jack recorded a new video by himself where he outlined what was spoken about in the discussion.  Jack's first video on Model G was quite a disappointment for me, not because I was surprised that he took issue with Model G, but because the reasons he gave for dismissing it were rather cheap and simplistic.  The only purpose such a video serves is pointless polarization that impedes us from collectively getting to the nuances and the heart of the issue.  In fact, Jack and I had already discussed Model G before, and he merely reiterated his positions without addressing my criticisms.  However, this time he had a lengthy discussion with a high profile ...

Type image: its perception and recognition.  Difficulties in diagnosing type in socionics 1.  The situation in the diagnosis.  On the difficulties of determining type in socionics Diagnostics means recognition.  For social animals, including humans, the ability to distinguish each other from individuals of their species is vital.  A person even has a special area of ​​the brain at the border of the occipital and temporal lobes that is responsible for recognizing faces - a spindle-shaped gyrus (fusiform gyrus).  Although the type is located inside the psyche, it is necessary to recognize it (if you do not use devices that measure the functioning of the brain) by external manifestations. As you know, schools of socionics do not agree on the diagnostic results, which negatively affects the reputation of the whole area.  The discussions between them are unproductive.  Why is this so? This happens for two main reasons: firstly, they have diff...