Distraction Dive
Semi-scripted, occasionally well researched deep dives by two STEM background straight dudes who are too into their feelings. Expect random tangents, mild existential crises, and way too much time spent dissecting their feelings, sometimes followed up with an MLA styled bibliography about it.
Distraction Dive
Episode 5-2: The Myers-Briggs Geometry Test
Welcome to Part 2 of 2 on our duology of episodes on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. If you haven't seen part one, we highly recommend doing so.
The Myers-Briggs test is everywhere. used in workplaces, hiring decisions, dating profiles, and self-help books. But what if it’s less about science and more about selling you an identity? In this episode, Del and Red explore how the MBTI industry profits off self-discovery, its questionable psychology, and the big names keeping this money machine running.
Then, Del and Red take the test, breaking down the loaded questions, our definitely 100% accurate results because if I don't get to share a personality to a celebrity then WHAT IS THE POINT?!, and why it makes spending money on personality analysis feel so oddly reasonable.