Pretty much all I could think watching this was "wow, that whole big auditorium, and all those people, and all that equipment is there just so this guy can use hand drawn cartoons to illustrate a very childish and un-nuanced interpretation of what I know to be a concept embraced and understood by anyone who's gone to high school."
What a world.
I did like the part where he said "It's always been my dream to have done a TED talk in the past."
This, I think, is very illustrative of what I understand to be Pe (or perhaps more specifically Ne-heavy use of the Ne/Si oscillation) at work. Very often I find myself doing things simply because of that same mindset. When it comes to deciding to do something, very commonly a large part of that decision is made based on how cool it would be to become someone who had once done that. Like, I worked at a record store last year, and the satisfaction that I get from being able to tell people stories about my time working there, is waaay higher than the satisfaction I got of working there every day. A smaller subset of this same satisfaction comes from the time a homeless drifter came in and traded me a geode for a couple patches from the store. I didn't want or need his rock but, when I considered it, I decided I didn't want to be the kind of person who would say no to trading a drifter for a sparkly stone while working in a record store. Like just the novelty and uniqueness around that entire situation was the only thing needed to make it all worth it.
I think that's a pretty good insight to some Pe-ness.
Another favorite Ne-lead sharing insights into his mind. This video helps demonstrate a few very key points about Ne's operation, which we can elaborate on.
Optimism prevails Physical Discomfort!
N>S priority gives Ne-leads an ability to ignore tangible displeasures if pleasure is being had by the abstract elements of the experience. This is because the 'stimuli' for Ne comes from those associations, and so there's a sort of pleasure/fun being had anyway. Adam exemplifies this by loving the cosplaying experiences despite pouring in sweat underneath. Or passing out from heat exhaustion despite being in conceptual bliss/heaven by embodying the tropes he loved. Heavy disconnect from the somatic (S).
The Caricature / The Symbol of the Object (That's Darth Vader!)
It doesn't so much matter that the details are off, or that it may look rather crappy in some ways. ITS DARTH VADER! The key elements of the presentation are associated, and it's sufficient to trigger a full parallel with a previously loved concept (Si). This is polar Si nostalgia combined with primary Ne lack of regard for the specifics. The lack of sensory details aligning with the cinematic reality, does not so easily detract from the joy felt by seeing their cosplay characters in person.
The number of sensory anchors needed to make a thing "fit" expectations, is inversely proportional to the degree Ne is active in them. Hence Ne has a huge tolerance for things (sensory combinations), and this causes the nerdy side to show.
*p.s. This all applies, to a degree, for the N > S priority in general. So an Ni-lead with an oppressive relationship to Se will also experience a type of blurry/hazy vision of sensory reality and a level of somatic disassociation from the body.
N>S priority gives Ne-leads an ability to ignore tangible displeasures if pleasure is being had by the abstract elements of the experience. This is because the 'stimuli' for Ne comes from those associations, and so there's a sort of pleasure/fun being had anyway. Adam exemplifies this by loving the cosplaying experiences despite pouring in sweat underneath. Or passing out from heat exhaustion despite being in conceptual bliss/heaven by embodying the tropes he loved. Heavy disconnect from the somatic (S).
I cannot relate to this at all. I am the grumpiest person in the world if I experience minor discomfort. I very much relate to what your brother said about minor annoyances like mosquitoes just being the worst.
Child birth? Not a problem. Mild physical discomfort? Give me death. I have extreme sympathy for those in chronic pain. Not acute pain (they'll get over it) but chronic pain.
I don't want a public video because I want to say what I want to say here and protect my identity and the identity of those I will bitch about, laud and psychoanalyze publicly here once I get more confident in typing those around me.
(Will watch the video when I'm not in public)
Also, Auburn, I know that layers of membership PODLAIR-style was a huge turnoff to you, and you're all for egalitarianism, but I think there may be great value in having a separate, inner circle where people can post non-publicly. Maybe a paid membership? Then you would get only committed people signing up. Or make them data collect in lieu of a monthly/yearly fee? (Think like a NiFe!)
Oh man, heh... Well, there are various non-public avenues.
Actually the Type Me board is non-public (members only), and then there's Private Messaging. And/or for an intermediate, our Discord chat has a small group of readers who look through types daily. And often ppl post their vids then they can delete the message a few minutes later, but get the real-time opinion from a circle of readers.
@memberships
I might eventually turn to monetization but only after the methodology is locked-in and consistent. And justifiable as a service. I now know exactly what that will look like; just a matter of reaching the aim.
