Ne, intuition of possibilities (imagination of alternatives)

Keywords: novelty, possibilities, prospects, diversity, alternatives, experiments, games, inventions, discoveries, innovations, curiosity, absent-mindedness, childlike outlook on things

Definitions:
Ne (in general): Search for fluctuations in the field of probability and maintenance of weak, not yet realized options of development (alternative to the dominant here-and-now option)
Base Ne: Interest in the new and yet-to-be-embodied, gets the advantage of the discoverer when exploring new opportunities
Creative Ne: Respect and support for everything weak, betting on subtle but global and long-term trends that are always "in the background"

Typical trait components of Ne:
Ne + Intuition = Awkward and absent-minded, confused in the material world
Ne + Peripheral = Willing to help others without expecting anything in return
Ne + Extroversion = Restless activity with frequently changing goals
Ne + Irrationality = Does not follow any routine, does only what is interesting
Ne + Statics = Non-acquisitiveness, indifference to wealth, appearance and bodily pleasures

Atypical trait components of Ne:
Ne + Sensorics = Does not expect any hidden dangers from others and does not worry about potential troubles, ignores the passage of time in their hobbies
Ne + Central = Indifferent to comfort, ignores possible dangers (believing in their luck)
Ne + Introversion = Inability to impose their control
Ne + Rationality = Always takes others’ interests into account
Ne + Dynamics = Weak volitional brakes, unable to resist

Typical manifestations of the combination of Ne with other functions:
Sum of two functions:
Ne + Se = Commits risky actions on a whim, without a safety net (ILE+IEE+SLE+SEE)
Ne + Ni = Inaccuracy of perception, generating originality of self-expression, richness of imagination, understanding of ambiguities and semantic chaos (ILE+IEE+IEI+ILI)
Ne + Si = Good-naturedness, non-vindictiveness (ILE+IEE+SEI+SLI)
Ne + Ti = Research instinct - attention to the hidden possibilities in the objective world
Ne + Fi = Humanism - the ability to understand another person, their hidden potential
Ne + Te = Frequently changes goals and methods of achieving them
Ne + Fe = Uneconomical, spends resources on entertainment and gifts, believes in the bright prospects of new ventures
Ne + Qi = Awkwardness, clumsiness, strives to improve the world, to expand the area of what is permissible for the sake of the survival of deviants
Ne + Di = Alien to luxury and consumerism, unfashionable, untidy
Ne + Qe = Concentration on one's thoughts, understood as super-valuable, up to “falling out” of reality
Ne + De = Tendency to scatter in one’s hobbies and interests

Sum of three functions:
Ne + Ti + Qi = Orientation to cognize the hidden essence, desire to make a discovery - scientist type
Ne + Ti + Di = Engrossed in their work, forgets about their appearance and bodily pleasures - ascetic researcher, pathfinder type
Ne + Fi + Qi = Interest in and respect for another person, desire to help them unlock their potential - psychologist type
Ne + Fi + Di = Ability, with compassion, to ignore another’s external ugliness, poverty, stupidity and other shortcomings - the type of an altruist
Ne + Fe + Qe = Enthusiasm, passionate nature, the type of an ardent supporter, propagandist of innovations and innovators.
Ne + Fe + De = Sanguine character, euphoria, frankness, basic trust in the world, developed sense of humor, type of an accumulator of information about innovations and innovators.
Ne + Te + Qe = Fast pace of thought and speech, willingness to speak out, innovation developer type
Ne + Te + De = Openness to the new, to new contacts and activities, the type of an implementer of innovations

Difference of functions:
Ne - Se = Curiosity, “childishness” in behavior and interests (ILE+IEE+LII+EII)
Ne - Ni = Trust in people, including strangers, inattentiveness to threats coming from others (ILE+IEE+ESE+LSE)
Ne - Si = Abundance of ideas, brainstorming ability, tendency to tricksterism, indifference to everyday life, inattentiveness to quality of objects and resources, “jerky” movements (ILE+IEE+EIE+LIE)
Ne - Ti = “Wild” imagination ignoring logic; restlessness, inability to focus on one thing (IEE-LSI)
Ne - Fi = “Wild” imagination ignoring ethics and morality; following interest, easily changes companions, leaves boring loved ones to their fate (ILE-ESI)
Ne - Te = Idealism - uninterested in whether their activities bring anyone profit, as long as it's interesting
Ne - Fe = Untidiness, disorder in everyday life, the type of a vagabond-squatter
Ne - Qi = Does not control himself - his thoughts, movements and actions (IEE-ESI)
Ne - Di = Does not tolerate control over himself, seeks to escape from social control to new territories and into new, not yet regulated spheres of activity (ILE-LSI)
Ne - Qe = Forgetfulness regarding one's own belongings and interests
Ne - De = Tendency to procrastination

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Conclusions:
The meaning of Ne is the increase of population diversity by any possible means (search for new ecological niches; inter-population integration - miscegenation and cultural borrowing; support of deviants; development of a complex speech culture over the genetic substrate, implying neotenic changes - an extended childhood period during which the brain is trained).

Extraverted (base) Ne, through its activity, erodes the monopoly of one behavioral pattern, way of thinking, or genotype dominating the population by demonstrating the highest adaptability here and now.
Introverted (creative) Ne sustains the survival of weak, peripheral variants of behavior, thinking, and genotype - those demonstrating low adaptability here and now but potentially increasing the adaptive capacity of the population in the long term.

Thus, the active role of Ne is the reduction of stabilizing selection pressure on the population, while its passive role is its association with qualities that give the population an advantage under conditions of a sudden end to stabilizing selection and a shift to directional selection.
Summarizing all of the above, the author concludes that the Ne function, from a biosocial point of view, can be defined as a complex of individual traits evolutionarily linked with WEAK STABILIZING SELECTION in the population.