The Blanketfort (crying and throwing up) - The Official Solas Thread [Spoilers]

That angered me greatly. Still pisses me off.
"Let's do something completely against character and add half assed last minute clues so it 'makes sense'. No one will ever know!"

Re: MBTI:

I am aware that any attempt at categorization is going to be inherently flawed. Though in my case, MBTI ended up helping me in a way. I'm an introvert; the world values extrovercy. I'm a dreamer; the world values those who act and act sensibly. I'm emotional, the world values logic. So finding something as simple as a personality test that stated that all people are different and that there's nothing "wrong" with them because of that had an effect on me.

This said, I believe that each person is ultimately unique... but it seemed like a fun little exercise, which is why I asked.

Back to Solas... I do believe he's a Feeler because all he does, he does because of his emotions. He tries to justify his actions with logic, but it's pretty clear he doesn't really think things through or think ahead. Yes, he can be rational when he wants to, but the bulk of his decisions is done via emotions nonetheless.

And introverts can be pretty aloof around people they don't know well. And Solas has a reason to try and stay away from everyone to boot. Yet he obviously still cares. He has a pretty clear inner conflict between what he wants to do and what he thinks he should do, and being in a state of constant war with oneself will make anyone a bit snappy... then there's the fact that he can't talk about it to anyone because no one understands. The break up scene showed just how much he's hurt by said lack of trust and understanding; so much that he's willing to break it up himself rather then telling the truth and risking Lav doing it herself later. He's self-destructive this way, in that he wants to trust, but is to hurt and feels too guilty to do so at the same time, and when he does act on his feelings, he ends up blaming himself for it later, adding to the pile.

So, yes, over the course of DAI, he's under so much stress and need to act in a certain way that typing him "right" is difficult.

Er ... So is Solas Jack or Rose in this scenario?

OK, but if Solas is the iceberg, who's steering the ship into the iceberg?

Me. Don't worry, guys. I got dis. FULL SPEED AHEAD!

Sounds like anyone starting a new solavellan PT lol

OMG. You did it

That hat still hurts my eyes.

It's annoying but it's a very important thug lief hat of the trolliest history references about a rebellion in Orlais no one remembers
I was thinking about removing it but i just can't get him denied from his fun, and it's harmless except to the eye lol

Thanks for the nice words ♥
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Gnhgng I just found this from GDL-the-VA's band and i post it in case some new folks haven't heard of it yet
It fits way too well imDying.jpg



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Morning guys,

So on the subject of MBTI.

I like and quite enjoy personality typing (including MBTI) and related subjects like personality psychology. 

I don't actually put much stock in personality typing systems, just a little. They aren't much better than astrology (which I put zero stock in, but is fun to think about) - at least with ptyping systems the label you get (type, type profile) is based on something which makes sense like your personality traits rather than on something which has no impact on how a person behaves/thinks, like their date of birth.

there are obviously a bunch of issues with ptyping in a general sense; generalizations, stereotypes, oversimplification, the Forer Effect, user error, misapplication, taking it as gospel, etc. not to mention, different ptyping systems also each have their own system-unique flaws and limitations. as an example with mbti you might point to misuses of jung's ideas or lack of scientific basis.

still though, if you keep those things in mind and don't take it too seriously.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ for me ptying and ptyping systems = neat (even valuable) tools, thought exercises. it's not about 'this type fits me, it explains everything about me and how I am, omg, the revelations, this explains everything about why my friend Sam is the way he is too!'. it's more like, in order to type myself in a system, I'm forced to think about my personality and personality traits (and depending on system, more stuff like core motivations or how I process information, etc) - identify what they are, to what extent I have them, stuff like that. which type/type profile fits best? why? what parts of it fit well and what don't? even when points from a profile don't fit, I gain some knowledge. thus from the required self-reflection to answer these questions, in this sense I gain insight into myself (including my flaws/weaknesses/areas I can work on), and potentially other people. so in that way if you do it like that, it goes beyond a couple quick online tests. I also gain knowledge about personality psychology and scientific ideas, because they are floating around in there somewhere - even if it's just reading a paper on why MBTI is flawed/total garbage! that teaches me and makes me think too. a further thing: ptyping can also be a useful tool when it comes to discussing fictional characters (personality analysis, facilitating discussion and exchange of perspectives on a character, and so on), and writing/RP/developing fictional characters. especially since fictional characters are inevitably nowhere near as complex and layered as real people.

I also just plain like reading about it and personality psych, discussions, comparing different systems (flaws and positives of each), seeing how different types in different systems might correlate, etc. it's also pretty common (human) in a way to enjoy categorizing things, labelling systems, etc. look at taxonomy. 

long as everyone bears in mind the obvious caveats and limitations, it's just a bit of fun, and maybe a learning tool. certainly since I got into this stuff years ago I gained much better self-awareness such that it even helped me express what my strengths and weaknesses are in RL areas where it matters, like jobhunting. i hope this makes sense.