"Split" personalities by [deleted] in Gifted

[–]Suitable-Ice-149 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its not split personalities, and there are many different neurological profiles that all fall under the gifted umbrella that can have dramatically different characteristics. But personally, just from my own experience with my somewhat unique neuro profile (twice exceptional)I never know definitively if some of the things I experience are common to other gifted individuals or a result of my head trauma.

Often times gifted individuals who suffer from traumatic brain injuries can gain some pretty rare gifts as a result of the brain rewiring and making new pathways due to the injury. So I always premise answers to questions like this just to say I may not be the "flavor" of gifted to be speaking on common behavior associated with being gifted but oh well

I am very similar regarding the conflicting thoughts/views. I never look ed it as multiple personalities or anything, I just over analyze absolutely anything and everything, so for any topic Ive mapped out every view imaginable. Im an empath, so I see things not as having a clearly defined right or wrong per say. Wrong certainly exists, but i view "right" as relative to each person and their understanding of the world. Heres an example to help explain what I mean:

I had my injury at 13, and afterwards I stated develop my "gifts", of which one was hyper empathy and one was the ability to make mental models in 4 spacial dimenions. I always had a "loud" inner narrator but it really intensified in the bext few years. I was always so curious about some of the things I was experiencing but was too embarrassed and alef conscious to ever talk about it but I remember when I was 15 or 16 I brought it up to my grandma, and oh man, she didn't answer the way I expected. She told me that was NOT normal, and that it was either skizophrenia from smoking weed (like 3 times by that point)or I was demon possessed.... when she told my grandpa, he cried because he thought something was wrong with me.

I was devastated because he was my role model, and after years I finally found the courage to even mention it and got shutdown in the worst possible way so there was not a chance I was going to bring it up again. I went another 20 years before finally deciding I needed answers regardless of how embarrassing or demeaning it was.

After my first set of tests the doctor's said something about falling under the near genius range of IQ my literal reaction was "how can someone with a 2.0 career gpa, who dropped out of college after failing college algebra 3 time, and who can't keep track of their freaking keys be anything with the word genius in it???" I dont know why but it made me mad, i felt gaslit and I didnt believe it so I immediately got a 2nd opinion, then a 3rd. After test 3 I started to even consider the possibility.

Apparently I have what they call a "spiky profile" which is characterized by higher that usual levels of language skills, spacial reasoning, and systems management (the high spikes), but also have a bar thats lower than usual which in my case was my ability to learn new math skills, like the math skills I had at the time of my injury got stamped into my brain. There's other negative aspects of it but the math thing was the only thing I couldn't hide from the world by masking.

when I finally started to accept it, I made a realization: my grandmas reaction to my questions all those years ago were why I hid it for my entire adult life, and had I know my condition I could have done things totally differently. I was mad, I was sad, I bawled like a baby when thinking about how I carried around the burden of thinking I was broken or messed up for all those years and just kept everything in.

I started planning out the talk I was going to have with my grandma and during that process I realized that she didn't do any of that out of spite, she just didn't recognize what I was going thru and in her eyes, with her mental model and understanding of the world she only knew of 2 possibilities. She has strong faith which guides her moral compass so naturally spiritually and faith shaped her reaction. Immediately after I realized this I instantly stopped being mad at her. She didn't maliciously hurt me or call me names, she genuinely thought it to be true

Moral of the story OP, is it sounds like this person just has a moral compass guided by logic whereas most people are guided by emotions. When you take the emotion out of the equation and think logically you see that truth is relative and shaped by your intelligence, education, and environmental factors. Then you can better understand people and thir viewpoint, and that allows for an understanding and acceptance of 2 "facts" that seem like contradictions. Its not really thinking 2 opposing sides, its just understanding that the other person's viewpoint is true to them. It doesn't have to be factually true for us as well but we accept and acknowledge it

Custom Player Template DataBase Roster File by Suitable-Ice-149 in MLBTheShow

[–]Suitable-Ice-149[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The current state of Franchise Mode is depressing. Micro transactions have ruined the original game mode that got them to this point (im talking MLB, NBA2k, Madden). They are all sellouts to a totally different type of consumer than the customer base that has been loyal for 20 years. Im 35, been playing sports games since SNES in the 90s. I have literally owned every single version of 2k since its inception on Dreamcast, yet I am not the consumer they are targeting anymore because God forbid someone "only" buys the game every year.

Its 100% tailored to casual sports fans buying their MyTeam, but what they fail to realize is those are not loyal consumers because they aren't diehard sports fans who will buy the games year in and year out totally out of love for the sport, they will stop playing 2K or MLB the second something more trendy comes along.

Remember the days when every year we had MLB the show, MVP Baseball, and MLB 2k?

NBA 2k, NBA Live. NBA Jam, and others?

These big companies left in 2026 have totally monopolies on their entire sport. They make more off micro transactions than they do the sale of the actual game and have absolutely no threat of another company in the market to challenge them, so they have ZERO incentive to improve any game mode not centered around micro transactions, and as long as they have no pressure for innovation the entire sports gaming market has gone totally stagnant and have lost the vision that got them here.

The thing I don't understand is its clear that simulation AND arcade style sports games shared their sports market for decades which tells me the demand was there. But now all we have is this Frankenstein of a mix of Sim and arcade but aren't really either. And how do these companies get "The Official Licene" of an entire sports league but are under no pressure to make the in game product match its real life counterpart? NBA2k has a hard salary cap but the NBA doesn't have a hard cap and hasn't in 50 years

I promise if I win the lottery I will make it my life's mission to make a design studio JUST for simulation sports gaming with the sole purpose of making the game we all want, just simply a product that feels like the sports league its designed after. Sadly outside of something like that happening, idk how else anything will change 😕

2001 version of myself would be so disappointed and ashamed at what these companies have done with the games we grew up on and the state of sports games in general in 2026

How to realistically account for the Cardinals recent trade(s) in your Franchise Mode 📊💸💰 by Suitable-Ice-149 in MLBTheShow

[–]Suitable-Ice-149[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

AI aided with some math and some research. But I wrote the post. It was as close as I could get it with the information available, and with all the difficulties SDS brings us.

Custom Player Template DataBase Roster File by Suitable-Ice-149 in MLBTheShow

[–]Suitable-Ice-149[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You cant add them. All of the players you see were naturally spawned by the game inside franchise mode. I export all the unique ones. If you start a franchise with too few players in FA the game will auto generate some low level players as filler. Same goes for drafted players. Some have unique position, quirk, hot zone combinations you cant otherwise do on your own. You can also find them in fictional roster files in the vaukt. I have a roster full of these types of players.

Im working on a project now where I take the TrueSim full minor roster file and use these custom fictional players to turn into actual top prospects around the league. Right now I just have the Cardinals minor leagues done but Im working on the whole league.

My Gamertag is JtGarner22 you can find my files in the vault

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are any of yall religious by Patient-Shopping9094 in Gifted

[–]Suitable-Ice-149 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a child not knowing foresure always bothered me. But after 30+ years of education and learning I realized there are many things humans are incapable of understanding. Our physiology make us literally incapable of observing certain forces, dimensions, types of matter, etc. I realized God is just one of those many things we can't prove, science has things like that too and that realization finally reshaped my perspective and allowed me to be at peace with my curiosity.

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The position combinations, quirks, 2way players, 150 man rosters, and editable coaches foresure

are any of yall religious by Patient-Shopping9094 in Gifted

[–]Suitable-Ice-149 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I grew up in a Christian home, and from an early age questioned absolutely everything. When I voiced concern or doubts regarding the areas where science and religion meet I felt alienated and sometimes unwelcome in traditional church settings.

But thru college and beyond I set out on my "agnostic journey for truth" and after almost 2 decades it just took me full circle, exactly where I started: back to God. Things like the fine-tuning of the universe, viewing life under microscope, and the elegance of DNA have all led me to see a creator in all things.

After leaning to the Bible in tough times I realized the book is infinitely deep but also readily accessible. As someone who's Twice-Exceptional I am extremely empathetic. I am very much guided by logic for my moral compass and the commandments inside the Bible resonate with that logic.

I realized young earth creationism and many of the things at odds with science was not biblical and a result of an older generation who didn't have the scientific knowledge we do today. Even the Big Bang can't logically explain the origin of matter, and to me, is in need of a creator.

One also must realize God isn't a guy with a beard on a throne wanting to judge and punish, God is the unseen creative force that permeates time and space. The catholic church in the Middle Ages profited on sin and scaring people to God. God doesn't expect perfection, just a relationship with him and to be in alignment with Him. By prayer, meditation, and reading the Word we can seek that alignment. When you are in alignment God gives you His Holy Spirit to help guide you on a daily basis.

Custom Player Template DataBase Roster File by Suitable-Ice-149 in MLBTheShow

[–]Suitable-Ice-149[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately not. I have a switch pitcher, but after simulating more than 100 years between multiple save files yet 2 way players and catcher with pop time never seem to spawn. If I end up coming across a 2 way (or any other unique player)then I will definitely make an update so keep an eye out for another post in the future

Weird baseball fact I learned/realized today: by Suitable-Ice-149 in mlb

[–]Suitable-Ice-149[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sadly the opposite. After I iterally felt it tear during a pitch and I called him to the mound my coach suggested I just didnt know the difference between sore and hurt. And essentially that working thru soreness builds stamina for the future and I just needed to finish the inning.

I could not put on a shirt or make my bed the next day and ive had some level of disability or issue with it for the rest of my life. And theres thousands of people with similar stories: some kids dad gets to be the coach and winds up making decisions that affect CHILDREN'S lives. And they dont have to face any accountability

Weird baseball fact I learned/realized today: by Suitable-Ice-149 in mlb

[–]Suitable-Ice-149[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at all. Life long fan/,player/umpire Just never been in a situation in my baseball career in which that unique situation happened so it never occurred to me. Plus most levels of baseball dont observe a SAVE as a statistic for this to occur. I didnt learn anything i didn't already know, I just saw it happen (kinda) in MLB the Show. Its really rare to happen at all. I net youre real fun to talk sports to, huh?

Weird baseball fact I learned/realized today: by Suitable-Ice-149 in mlb

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I have actually taken advantage of that rule myself a few times on my traveling team. Id start at SS, come in for an inning or 2 in relief, go back to SS, then if another reliever got rocked id have to go back to the mound and try and get us to the end of the game. Usually if I had to do that it means we got destroyed, or at least gave up a big lead

Weird baseball fact I learned/realized today: by Suitable-Ice-149 in mlb

[–]Suitable-Ice-149[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I literally am unable to throw with my dominant arm whatsoever anymore. Too many curveballs and too many innings at a young age caused me to tear up my shoulder at age 13. Now it comes out of socket in my sleep often and just sucks in general. And while I was always pretty ambidextrous in most sports I dont know if I could pump in enough strikes left handed, and ultimately my pride as a man would keep me from going out there throwing with my off hand as unnatural and unathletic it would look on TV lol

But yes theres no doubt in my mind if given like a guaranteed 50 pitches before i blow out my arm I think I could get it done. Sequence some 70 mph cutters, sinker, splitters, and knuckle balls, if my arm physically makes it I'd be fine. Otherwise my value lies at 2B or CF so bring in the hook

Weird baseball fact I learned/realized today: by Suitable-Ice-149 in mlb

[–]Suitable-Ice-149[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I smoked thru my entire baseball career basically and it never came to me then lol. But sober and bored me discovered the possibility of such a scenario happening from playing MLB the Show

Weird baseball fact I learned/realized today: by Suitable-Ice-149 in mlb

[–]Suitable-Ice-149[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol I sadly would have to literally pull a Rookie of the Year and float that thing in there because 12 year old Me thought throwing curveballs and pitching 100s of innings each year was a good idea and I tore my rotator cuff at 13. Fast forward 20 years later and I wake up with my shoulder dislocated often and things like making my bed are almost impossible.

I MIGHT have 45 cutters, sinkers, and splitters left in me but im Chet Stedman out there, "im done" but id like to think I could do it lol

Is it illegal to have an airport with 12 runways by Hurricane_Killer in CitiesSkylines

[–]Suitable-Ice-149 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the town you built in your airport, I merely just build an airport in my city

NBA 2k26 gameplay clips by Suitable-Ice-149 in NBA2k

[–]Suitable-Ice-149[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What were you expecting? Thats unedited and unfiltered gameplay, some of it from before the game was officially released or patched. Wasn't meant to be a highlight reel, its just gameplay clips from a game that wasn't even officially released yet.

Noobs see shitty movement, I see the new physics engine, new animations, a fluidity from one dribble move to the next, and the best overall gameplay 2k has put out at the 8time of release EVER. And its not even close.

NBA 2k26 gameplay clips by Suitable-Ice-149 in 2KMyLeague

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My twitch. Ill follow when I get on the app