Way back before Winter break- which feels like many centuries ago- I became bored and began seeking out something that would attract my attention. It did not take long to find what I was searching for: the MBTI test. Now, if you are a friend of mine who was around me while I was obsessed over it, those words should trigger your deeply buried Manchurian Candidate activation. During Thanksgiving, I passed the test around the table. During passing periods, I endlessly yapped about it and why my friends and teachers should take the test.
What is an MBTI? Glad you asked– it stands for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. What does that mean? Essentially, the MBTI test is a quick exam that will sort you into one of sixteen personality types. These personality types will be four letters, corresponding with the eight different components that the test ascertains. This will be based upon if you’re an extrovert or introvert, whether you evaluate with logic or feeling, and many other different personality attributes.
Let me be crystal clear: this test will read you to complete filth. It is surprisingly accurate, and shockingly astute. Now, you may be thinking skeptically. I do not blame you; I was of similar mind at first. How can a mere sixteen type personality test label who I am? Honestly? I’m not sure how it does it. All I know is myself and, according to its website, 91.2% of all people who have ever taken this test believe it to be accurate. How many people exactly have taken this test? Well-over fifty million. An estimated two million people take it annually. It is used often by universities, businesses, and other organizations to typify their individuals. See, it’s not just me (I may, though, be the only person to take it multiple times per year)!
Perhaps this doesn’t sound fun to you. Well, prepare yourself. It’s about to get much more interesting. Since, in theory, with the MBTI, every single person has a personality type, you can compare yourself with celebrities. For instance, if you are an INTP (introverted, intuitive, thinking, prospecting), congratulations! You share a personality type with Sir Issac Newton! If you are an ESTJ (extroverted, observant, thinking, judging), you are the same as Judge Judy! Every single person shares their MBTI with a celebrity or even better… a fictional character. Using a not insignificant amount of suspension of disbelief and logic, MBTI personality types can also be assigned to fictional characters. Which fictional characters, you might ask? All of them. The Terminator is an ISTJ (introverted, observant, thinking, judging), Holly Wheeler from Stranger Things is an INFP (introverted, intuitive, feeling, prospecting), the Joker is an ENFP, Robin Hood is an ENTP, and so the list goes on in perpetuity.
Now, the question you all have been waiting for: who am I? When I first did the test and got the letters ENTJ (Extroverted, intuitive, thinking, judging), I was very proud. I pointed to my screen and said to myself, “Yes, that is me.” Then, full of whimsy and unkept jolly, I happily scrolled to the personality database to see who I share my MBTI with. I was a sweet summer child. Lord Voldemort (“Harry Potter”). Patrick Bateman (“American Psycho”). Azula (“ATLA”). Nate Jacobs (“Euphoria”). Napoleon Bonaparte (France). Genghis Khan (Mongolia). Otto Von Bismarck (Germany). Vlad the Impaler (Romania). It is true: I represent literally every malicious historical or fictional character that ever existed. I watched, with sad and devastated eyes as my friends got characters such as Moana (“Moana”), Fluttershy (“MLP”), Charlie Brown (“Peanuts”), and Princess Diana (Wales). Somehow, it seemed as if every other personality type besides me represented butterflies soaring around an open field. Me, however? Dark, grim, evil– totally me.
Take the test! Find out if you are more like Cinderella (ISFJ) or Ultron (ENTJ, are you shocked?). At the very least, see if the test is as accurate as I say. And, if you happen to find out that you’re like me, well… at least there is safety in numbers.
