What makes the MBTI pseudoscience?

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It’s been described as “basically a horoscope,” and I can see how the types are general and lean into confirmation bias, but why is it considered pseudoscientific specifically? Doesn’t it just describe personality traits people have? I’ve been seeing it as a shorthand way of describing general personality/worldview but I’m guessing that’s not the issue people have with it.

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It’s not pseudoscience, but it’s also not consistent.

People don’t always fall into the same personality categories. Or even just one personality category. There might be some average “objective” personality category. But is that really them? Or just what people perceive as them?

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