16 personalities's mbti is a sham!!!! (and how to type yourself right)

So, we all know our mbti right? We took the test when we were like 12 and got one of these little characters. 

Well I'm here to crush your dreams, your mbti is wrong.

So, what actually is mbti? Mbti is a personality system inspired by Carl Jung's work, in which you categorise a person into one of 16 types. The part most people DON'T know is that your type is comprised of 8 cognitive functions. These are the different mental processes a person uses to percieve the world and make decisions. I'll list them below.

Ni - Introverted Intuition

Synthesises complex information to find hidden meanings and future orientated patterns.

Ne - Extroverted Intuition

Explores possibilities, connections and abstract patterns in the outside world.

Si - Introverted Sensing

Internalisises past experiences, details and routines.

Se - Extroverted Sensing

Focuses on the present, reality and sensory rich experiences.

These are all percieving types.

Ti - Introverted Thinking

Analyzses information for logical consistency and undertsanding of the way things work.

Te - Extroverted Thinking

Ogranizes the external world efficently using logic and structure.

Fi - Introverted Feeling 

Processes emotions and values internally, leading to strong moral convictions and authenticity.

Fe - Extroverted Feeling 

Navigates social dynamics, focusing on other's emotions and group harmony.

These are all judging types.

Before we go on, I want to dismantle a common misconception (spread by 16 personalities of course). Introvertion and Extrovertion in terms of mbti is not how much you like other people, it's the examination of your own thoughts vs others. You do not necessarily have to act on other's thoughts after observing them.

Everyone uses all 8 functions, but everyone uses them to different extremes. Your top two cognitive functions determine your type. However, there's a specific order your functions will be in. (In this J stands for judging, I stands for introverted etc etc)

JE PI, JI PE, PE JI, PI JE.

Let's use someone who relates most to Fi as an example. Fi is Judging and Introverted. This means their second function must be Percieving and Extraverted, so Ne or Se. 

Here are how all function combinations convert to mbti:

INTJ = Ni Te

INTP = Ti Ne

ENTJ =Te Ni

ENTP = Ne Ti

INFJ = Ni Fe

INFP = Fi Ne

ENFJ = Fe Ni

ENFP = Ne Fi

ISTJ = Si Te

ISFJ = Si Fe

ESTJ = Te Si

ESFJ = Fe Si

ISTP = Ti Se

ISFP = Fi Se

ESTP = Se Ti

ESFP = Se Fi

So.. what exactly does 16p do wrong? 

In short, they ditch cognitive functions entirely. The website oversimplifies the system and developed an entirely new (and untruthful) pattern in which 

I/E is shy or social

N/S facts or patterns

T/F logic or morals

J/P structure or spontaneity 

This is completely false and, of course, results in complete mistypes.

16p also adds a new element, -T and -A, which essentially measures how mentally stable you are. This has nothing at all to do with mbti and is a seperate matter of which you should probably just consult a therapist about.

What I find most concerning about this whole thing, is that 16 personalities charges you for a full mbti report, despite it being entirely inaccurate!

Do NOT pay for that shit.