Poll HN: What is your personality type? • Hacker News Board

Re: Poll HN: What is your personality type?

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Post by sliverstorm » Thu, Jan 09, 2014, 9:10 PM UTC

hacknat wrote: post #20

octo_t wrote: post #2

I was under the impression the Meyer-Briggs was essentially pseudo-science?

I agree, but I'm also not surprised to see INTJ as the most up-voted type.

It's at least consistent pseudo-science. I opened this page, saw it was Meyers-Briggs, and immediately thought "Welp, I bet there are a lot of ENTJ and INTJ". Lo and behold.

Re: Poll HN: What is your personality type?

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Post by dkuntz2 » Thu, Jan 09, 2014, 9:11 PM UTC

tpae wrote: post #9

are all hackers INTJ..?

Some. INTP is also highly represented, what with the "MUST UNDERSTAND SYSTEM" drive. I think I heard somewhere that pg's an INTP, but that could be wrong.

Re: Poll HN: What is your personality type?

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Post by joelgreen » Thu, Jan 09, 2014, 9:11 PM UTC

As a programmer / startup founder, I feel like I oscillate between INTJ and ENTJ.

Re: Poll HN: What is your personality type?

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jan 09, 2014, 9:13 PM UTC

octo_t wrote: post #2

I was under the impression the Meyer-Briggs was essentially pseudo-science?

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Re: Poll HN: What is your personality type?

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Post by mhurron » Thu, Jan 09, 2014, 9:15 PM UTC

seiji wrote: post #27

Which one is "caustic bastard?"

I was wondering something similar, but for 'asshole.'

Re: Poll HN: What is your personality type?

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Post by voxxx » Thu, Jan 09, 2014, 9:16 PM UTC

pstack wrote: post #10

I don't need a test to know I'm an asshole.

I thought the same thing when I saw this.

It's rather interesting though if I might add, to see how those insensitivities carry over to a logical environment like a weighted survey. The test is really simple, it's four weighted boolean elements, and a result.

That seems to engage people.

Re: Poll HN: What is your personality type?

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Post by _sputnik_ » Thu, Jan 09, 2014, 9:17 PM UTC

robinhoodexe wrote: post #16

I've taken this test 4 times or so over the past 5 years, each time with a different result. Not quite science in my book, but definitely something to reflect upon.

I get the same on all test I have done over the years

Re: Poll HN: What is your personality type?

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Post by blooberr » Thu, Jan 09, 2014, 9:18 PM UTC

I don't put too much belief in the tests, but when all your close friends are INTJ and you're the only ENFP.. the test helps you recognize why you're a little different from the rest of them.

Re: Poll HN: What is your personality type?

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Post by jonsen » Thu, Jan 09, 2014, 9:21 PM UTC

louwrentius wrote: post #7

octo_t wrote: post #2

I was under the impression the Meyer-Briggs was essentially pseudo-science?

Me too. What is pseudo-science doing on HN?

There are many pseudo-coders here.

Re: Poll HN: What is your personality type?

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Post by dec0dedab0de » Thu, Jan 09, 2014, 9:22 PM UTC

I've taken 4 or 5 versions of this test many times over the last 14 years, and have always gotten the same result. Even when I went back and answered differently for questions I was on the fence for. The description was always very accurate too, but I don't like the Idea that there are only 16 models of people.