The Problem with Typing Someone Else

I get why we do it.
We hear someone processing out loud, we listen to a friend describe a conflict with their partner, we watch a public figure in an interview or read a memoir and suddenly we think, Oh, I know exactly what type they are. The brain loves shortcuts. And the Enneagram, with its elegant patterns and uncanny precision, makes it tempting to diagnose from a distance.
But here’s the problem: typing someone else (especially without invitation or consent) short-circuits one of ...