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This short article is a bit obsolete, but still correct. I may update it as my views continue to evolve.
[edit] Socionics views
A number of my views and approaches may differentiate me from many or most other socionists:
- I have come to view IM elements as fairly specific "psychophysiological" states where the mind and nervous system are operating in a certain way. Different types have different capacities to handle these states; one type will find it easy and energy-saving to operate in a certain mode, while another type will find it difficult and taxing. A person's primary mode of operation can probably be identified at any given moment. Within each IM element, there is a variety of common behavior and attitudes; these modes are not as narrow as people might think.
- I am against the "guru" approach in socionics where people place too much trust in socionics experts, but I don't know what to do about this other than educate people as much as possible. The idea of a socionics hierarchy where someone knows better than you and this has been incorporated into a system, in my opinion, leads to all sorts of problems. On the one hand, it leads to the expert's own overconfidence, and on the other, encourages dependency and inadequacy in followers.
- I support the idea of presenting socionics outside of the context of Myers-Briggs Typology. Now it seems to make sense to use some of the same terminology from the MBTT because 90% of new people in socionics come from MBTI circles. I honestly believe, however, that in a number of years there will be many people in socionics who have little or no knowledge of the MBTT, and the use of letters like "j" and "p" when "judging" and "perceiving" are not socionics terms will seem illogical to them, especially when they are not used outside of English speaking socionics. At the moment, the main marketing message of socionics in the West is, "an improved MBTT." I think there are a lot of people who for various reasons might be turned off by the MBTT but would warm to socionics, including academics, psychologists, and philosophers. Of course, it's important that non-academics take interest in socionics because it can improve people's lives, but for the scientific development of the field the former are probably more crucial.
