This thread is intended to discover why so many people attack others on the net who would otherwise be discussing some idea or current event or a basic subject, maybe to gather opinions or to gather some input about a possible new device. Some simply cannot offer a constructive bit of positive discussion, but seem to feel they must deposit into a discussion some negativity, meaning trolling. It is the equivalent of scribbling a moustache on the person's artwork.
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The freudian concept of "Anal Retentive" develpomental stage, has since been redesignated as A or B personality type. I'm a physicist, not a psychologist, but I dabble in psychology, so my opinion may be insignificant, still I think this point is valid. The inexact science of behavior needs to revisit the Anal Retentive philosophy because some people never seem to evolve emotionally behind the 2 or 3 year old who is discovering why he or she has their fecal matter incased in a diaper and how other people, usually their parents, react to it. Both A and B types seem to stem from this phase of development, but the A type seems to be obsessive about making certain anything they disagree with is disposed of and that their own perfect manifestations are neatly arranged, whether by their own hand, in fastidiousness, or by someone else's, the A type being the bully, or OCB/OCPD. B types tend to exasperate the A because they don't care about tidiness. A types tend to exasperate the B types by demanding they conform to their concept of organization. On the net the clash between these types interferes with the exchange of ideas. In my opinion, the concept of the Anal Retentive stage of development is a personality trait many people never grow out of. It becomes a behavior type (ARB) and deserves consideration as
A type ARB
vs
B type ARB.
AB mix is considered the best "middle of the road" classification, still how can we ever be completely free of the events or circumstances that formed our personalities while we were being toilet trained. The popular "Transactional Analysis" may help people recondition their routines to work around their personality type flaws, still does it truly destroy the foundation of toilet training instilled behavior?