Most INTPs play dumb to be social. It is easy to point out all the logical inconsistencies socially. Ideally we should use this to play with a situation. Humour is prominent with INTP and almost a prominent form of engaging socially positively, if not we become reserved and cautious of expressing ourselves, as it can feel too unusual.

"How was the cake?" "It could be better." I have to catch myself before I say things like that all the time 🤣🤣

My experience with INTPs is that they understand social cues (usually better than I do as an INFP), they just don't like them. There's this ideal with IXXPs that the idea is the most important, and if other's don't like or can't understand how we express it, that is their problem. It's not until later in life that we realize that if we want to accomplish anything, we have to get others on board, which means learning to use the dreaded fourth function in a more mature way. On an unrelated safety note: It's important to change your smoke detector battery on a regular basis.

It's not that we don't understand emotions. It's that we don't understand how people can let their emotions control them

This sounds like a way to spot young or immature INTPs. But you seem to have missed one key part of the INTP type. They learn and do so quickly. So while they might not understand why mentioning that the cake was dry caused a problem they will take it in and are unlikely to commit the same error a second time. As INTPs mature they learn how social interactions are meant to operate, and can also spot emotional cues. With enough data all of this simply becomes another logic puzzle. While they enjoy the puzzle element they don't enjoy the emotional interaction. But being able to navigate it can ease the discomfort and also allow them to slide through social events with minimal disruption. Knowing how Intuitives process information helps to understand why INTPs seem to be so knowledgeable and why they can spot things that others miss. If you think of the information as waves of data being sent to you. There's too much to catch it so there's two ways to deal with it. 1 (the most common way) is to filter out as it comes in, just keeping hold of the relevant or immediately useful data - this is how Sensing types work. The second is to let as much data in as possible without sorting and then your brain can sort it out at leisure. This is why Intuitives will randomly come up with connections, solutions, or insights seemingly out of the blue. It's not intuition as the dictionary defines it, but it's looks that way from the outside. It's that the brain has been sorting and cross referencing information all day and had just reached a relevant piece that connects with something else.

I get what you’re getting at with the calculative tasks…but I think isn’t necessarily “math” more that math is entirely logic based with a defined set of parameters. I would say a better giveaway would be something along the lines of “INTPs constantly attempt to understand and then improve systems OR alternatively go into problem solve mode.” For example when playing a video game, my ENFP friend will laud the graphics and depth of characters and I’ll be like pointing out how they could have laid out the inventory system, pointing out inefficiencies in the weapon building, loopholes in the plot, why I should be able to jump to said ledge based on the game physics etc. I notice the good stuff but tend to focus on the things that could change to make it better. This gets us into trouble all the time because then we don’t necessarily follow the traditional/set way of doing things…at work, at school, at home. I’m good in math, but that’s also the class I got my only ‘B’ grade because I would solve things in a different way than what the teacher or book described or I would think it is dumb and a waste of time to show my work for certain calculations. A lot of people call it being contrary and stubborn but most of the time it’s just us trying to figure out if there is a better (more efficient, or more logical) way. Add to this the absolute hatred of being controlled and conforming and I can understand why some actions seem chaotic and contrary. The worst thing my parents could say when trying to get me to do something would be, “because I said so.” Ps Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner is who I always point to as an example. Enjoyed the vid!

your fire alarm could fly off a cliff. was that insensitive? it's not that intp doesn't understand people getting butt hurt, we just don't care until it's too late. and then we don't care again

As an INTP, I think your missing the fact of age. Because we study and observe people all the time, and listen to people life situations, and reactions, we learn when, where, and how to react. Yes, I know how to fix your problem, but I see you’re not ready to hear it, so I will just listen. Or, I know how to help you, but I’m going to stop and pick my words carefully, so I don’t hurt your feelings. I feel like these tools come with age, knowledge, observing peoples reactions, and mistakes made in the past. I also have been told by people, that they value and appreciate the truth and bluntness, of my personality, because they know I won’t beat around the bush, and tell them what they want to hear, but a true and honest answer. Yes everything you said is true, but we are smart enough to be kind, and loving. And as a female INTP, I hug and kiss my children in public situations, and don’t cringe, and feel awkward, and now that my children are adults, I still hug and kiss them in public, hold their hands when walking, and give them a kiss. I think that INTP people, are very emotional and have huge hearts, that’s why we are so hard to get to know, we protect ourselves, and don’t let that many people in, because we see the hurt, pain, and drama, that is out there. So we are very careful, and choose wisely, who we allow to get close to hearts, but once they’re in, it’s for life, and we will move heaven and earth for them.

did you fix your fire detector?

Your videos are really helpful and addictive.

The best examples of an INTP in movie land (imo) are: ‘Christian Bales’ portrayal of ‘Michael Burry’ in “The Big Short” and ‘Leonardo Di Caprio’s’ roll in “The Aviator”. (both great movies and excellent acting on both parts) I am an INTP myself and couldn’t see past all these relatable elements in both these awesome characters.

#1 but, are we wrong though? I mean sure sometimes.. but the truth hit rate is high enough that we carry an 🤷🏽‍♀️ “i told you so” card 😆 in our back pocket

I think Bruce banner is pretty relatable to me, he is a bit akward and does struggle a bit socialy but he isn’t mean like the INTP stereotype, he’s a pretty healthy One

I think emotions/feelings are the ways the brain deal with things when the brain doesn't have enough thinking power to deal with them. For INTPs, they have enough thinking power, therefore the feeling/emotion part is repressed or goes behind the curtain, so that these departments are not often used.

i'm an intp who is 60% thinking and 40% feeling, which is really messed up tbh. 🤷‍♂️

Soooo INTP doesn’t feel the need to feed the Other’s socially trained need for external approval and validation? Doesn’t that give the other a chance to simply be? Do thing from their heart, be pleased with themselves and generally just BE

The cynicism extends to Mbti especially the absurd cognitive stack.

how did you discover that haha at the end of a sentence is an intp trait? I do that often cause I don't like lol, I'm not going to lie about laughing out loud.

I think "haha" may work only with English speaking people. In other cultures it could be different expression based on the slang or other factors in particular languages. I often use "хех" (heh) or "ахах" for example with unfamiliar people and "лол"/"кек" (lol/kek) with close friends, it's something that was borrowed from them once and stuck to me I guess.

hahahaha.... omg, that's too funny. I've never heard that before that using haha is a way to spot an INTP. damn. I'm impressed. I hate typing lol. I always type haha.

2:22 i always viewed my type as a ,,schoolar with a beast chained inside"

Me in school i Always ask a million questions and actually I end Up helping People since they are too socially "shy" (even extroverted) to ask Them,and yes I am shy but in the moment I don't even understand that It's weird that I'm asking so many questions,also People Love to Read for eg My notes or ask me for an explanation since I Will have overthinker verythibg and written double the amount of notes then you're supposed to

Hey brother I'd like to interview you if you have some time. It'd be really cool to talk with an intp!

Brian, do intp make good loyal friends? who is smarter intp, intj?

I an INFJ and I relate INTP heavy lol

I agreed with most of the video, but the "INTPs are always good at math/statistics" is inaccurate. Calculations can include collecting other forms of data, not limited to quantitative. I'm an INTP who isn't the best at most forms of math unless you count trigonometry/geometry if you give me the formulas, because that for of math is less abstract. I went into medical anthropology because I want to help people by understanding and applying health care systems concepts - which requires analysis. Perhaps instead of calculation, analysis would have been a better term? I know I'm knit-picking, but that statement didn't apply to me and I know other INTPs who are more versed in other fields that don't involve intense application of algebra. Edit: Also not a huge fan of the "male vs female [insert personality type here]" - gender stereotypes are determined by dominant culture as opposed to individual reflections of how someone might express gender. There are also various societies where the binary male/female isn't the entire picture of what gender is, eg genders that are not binary. I never understood the belief that there is a correlation with gender behavior and personality type - yes both are socially determined, but gender is much more malleable than cognitive functions.