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who have opposite preferences. The shared perspective can produce more options and better<br />
decision making, and both the leader and the follower can profit symbiotically from each other.<br />
Humans really are a colonial organism.<br />
Seven of Nine<br />
Some children are raised by wolves; others are raised by INTJs. This was the case of Seven of<br />
Nine, a crewmember on the starship Voyager. Seven was originally a human child who went by the<br />
name of Annika Hansen—that is, until she was assimilated by the Borg, a half-humanoid, halfmachine<br />
species connected into a single collective mind. After reaching adulthood, Seven was<br />
liberated from the collective by the Voyager crew, who removed most of her Borg implants and tried<br />
to teach her what it meant to be human.<br />
The curious part in Seven's case is that although she is a very clear INTJ, there is little evidence to<br />
indicate that young Annika Hansen was an INTJ. In fact, what little information there is seems to<br />
show her as an ESFP or ENFP. This suggests an interesting idea: did the Borg Pygmalion Annika<br />
into an INTJ? Does this mean that the Borg are INTJs? And why are INTJs the scariest thing that<br />
the Star Trek screenwriters could come up with?<br />
Evidence for INTJ<br />
• Used a minimum of words to express herself (I)<br />
• Described as "distant" (I)<br />
• Not gesturally expressive (I)<br />
• Engaged in solitary pastimes, particularly reading and thinking, during her free time (IN)<br />
"I regenerate in my alcove. I study the Starfleet database, and I contemplate my existence."<br />
• Disliked frivolous socializing, small talk (INT favored most)<br />
"If you're here to fraternize I do not have the time."<br />
• Difficult to get to know (INT favored)<br />
• Focused on science and cutting edge engineering as her specialties (NT)<br />
• Fascinated by complexity (NT)<br />
• Complex, formal style of speaking; used lengthy words (NT)<br />
• Emphasized efficiency as the highest good (NT)<br />
• Noted for her objectivity (NT)<br />
• Described as an "automaton" (NT favored)<br />
• Blunt and straightforward speech (T)<br />
• Described as "cool" and "cold" (T)<br />
"Nobody's head is cooler than hers."<br />
• Used direct imperatives, commands and demands rather than giving information (NTJ role<br />
directive style) 174<br />
• Was noted for not being a procrastinator (J)<br />
• Thoroughly scheduled out her day in advance (J)<br />
"Daily Log, Seven of Nine, Stardate 51781.2. Today, Ensign Kim and I will conduct a<br />
comprehensive diagnostic of the aft sensor array. I have allocated three hours twenty<br />
174 Keirsey, 1987
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