[mandolingual]

Any survey (as opposed to horoscopes which aren't up to user choice) can be used to convey information about a person, even if that information is what they think about themselves. "I took a survey and I'm a Slytherin" conveys plenty, and no one feels the need to point out that that's unscientific.

[lotsofpulp]

I get that, but I wanted to elucidate since many people think Myers Briggs is based on data and is not a fiction.

[ricardo81]

So is it a coincidence that a majority of programmers tend to fall into the INTJ bracket?

[diatone]

The criticisms shared by GP are that MBTI is unscientific; ie: unclear or hard to disprove.

There’s a funny irony that you’re using a rhetorical device, as opposed to a rigorous scientific methodology, to try and navigate that criticism.

[ricardo81]

I don't see how, or at least that much. Language is merely a construct to describe things.