ESI

Static
Rational
Ethical
Sensoric

Superego

Ti accepting->Ne producing

The first conscious contact with the world through the ESI’s superego is with their perception of social expectations regarding the objective logical relations between objects. In a social sense, this would manifest most often through their perception of hierarchy. This sense of logic then flows into an understanding of potential, namely how much potential the ESI has, what their characteristics are, and what their place in society (Ti) says about their identity.

For example, let’s say an ESI student is in a university class. Speaking up during a discussion carries a lot of risks. On one hand, students are expected to participate, and those who participate more are more likely to succeed. On the other hand, the ESI does not want to show off too much of their intelligence, come off as performatively verbose, or give the wrong answer in front of the whole class. To ensure maximum social safety, they will speak briefly and carefully, planning out their answer and ensuring it contains no factual errors. In any case, there is always a risk that they will experience a blow to their conscience. If the teacher praises them too much, they will feel uncomfortable standing out. If they are criticized, they will feel uncomfortable for failing to meet a social expectation of logical capability.

Remarks on the ESI’s sense of logic are uncomfortable but ultimately acceptable, but remarks about their characteristics, talents, and levels of capability are usually treated with hostility. ESIs typically do not want anyone making such evaluations, and they themselves are uncomfortable with making such evaluations. Even if they are forced to, they will defer to the opinion of others such as “well, they say that he’s intelligent.”

Typical of the IS temperament, ESIs prefer stable, consistent environments that ensure confidence in their sense of logic. Places that have clear expectations, rules, and metrics of success are where they can thrive the most, and they tend to dislike miscreants and degenerates that defy the norms of the system they are a part of.

Because the superego block is socially-conforming, Ti accepting reads hierarchy as a given condition that needs to be adapted to. This can manifest in anxiety around keeping up with others. The ESI may be uncomfortable knowing that their friends or relatives make more money than them or occupy more powerful positions. On one hand, they may feel a need to be supportive, but on another level, they may overthink about how the success of others reflects on them. The ESI fears being a bum: someone who coasts through life without regard of how much they are falling behind others. At the same time, being too successful can be a bit overwhelming as well. They only want to display as much capability and talent as is logical necessary given the context.

The ESI experiences wild swings in regard to their potential abilities. One day they may consider themselves better than others, the next day they may feel as though they are a loser. It really depends on where they are and who is in the social environment with them. Their evaluation is always comparative, overthought, and hard to stabilize because of the vast, unsorted knowledge collected by the superego block. Through the practical and simplified id of their dual, the LIE, can ESIs develop a sense of security regarding where they are in life, how they compare to others, what logical relations they inhabit and what that means about them. The dual’s id introduces a confident sense of discernment that helps to organize information about systems, social positioning, and characteristics to create a more grounded and less neurotic sense of self.

Ego

Fi accepting->Se producing

The core of the ESI’s ego block is the confident establishment of boundaries and corrections in the case of ethical violations in their environment. They are demanding and corrective when it comes to their relationships, and they are confident in their use of force and aesthetics.

The ESI has a deep, nuanced view of interpersonal connections, which allows them the moral authority to know who should be a friend and who should be an enemy, who should be forgiven and who should be punished, etc. A gaze, a shift in tone, or a change in posture can be used by the ESI to put someone in their place, but they can be verbal about their distaste for others as well. These individuals tend to be very open with their judgements, and have a good memory for who they value as good or bad in their eyes.

The closer someone is to the ESI, the higher the ethical standards they apply. ESIs are proud of those in their family who have strength of character and are ashamed of those who display a lack of integrity or disloyalty. The ESI scans their environment for people of strong moral fortitude, despising those who are soft enough to bend their principles for the sake of cowardly motives. The phrase “evil triumphs when good men do nothing” would be the essential philosophy of this type.

The ego block is not only strong in the realm of condemnation, but also preservation. The ESI is deeply loyal to those they see as worthy, capable, and deserving of long-term commitment. Their moralism thereby serves as a way for their environment to remain stable, sincere, and consistent, compensating for the logical insecurity on the superego block.

The ESI has a remarkable ability to turn off their sympathy for people they consider unworthy of receiving it. They do not track the feelings of others equally. They tend to be highly discerning and cold towards most people, which can make them come off as unapproachable.

Because of their rigid sense of potential, the ESI is not likely to change their mind on how they view other people, particularly after a serious ethical misstep. When someone does something definitively evil, that says something deeper about them as a person, and therefore their betrayal or transgression is never forgotten.

ESIs admire strong people who keep to their word: if someone says they will do something, they must do it. A person who has the ability to conquer themselves is a person that is esteemed in their eyes. ESIs tend to analyze the worth of society by its ability to take care of the people that inhabit it. They tend to be disturbed by the fact that so many people are not given access to social success or proper ethical norms.

ESIs are above all aesthetes who seek to improve the beauty of themselves, their friends, their partners, and their surroundings. They tend to be pretty materialistic in the sense that they enjoy buying and owning trinkets, art and clothes. Beauty is the main way in which the ESI improves their relationship with other people, and they tend to be attracted to material possessions that would have the ability to improve the quality of their connections.

They tend to be very critical of the appearance of others, as they know for a fact what is or is not beautiful to them. They generally do not care about fashion trends, only what they personally consider to be aesthetically pleasing to them. They may even dress in ways that are shocking to others if they decide that that style is something they love.

ESIs tend to be more on the quiet side, but they are very observant. They tend to be quite stoic in their expression. Among people they know, however, they can be very chatty, especially if they know they are among good people they can trust.