Armando Montalvo

Christian | Husband | Father | CISSP | Veteran

[Armando Montalvo @linearjunction]

Like I just told the Adaptive folks…

Congrats, but…

I think the first company to offer a FLAT RATE UNLIMITED subscription will lead and win this “AI personal computer” race. Make that work and you’ll likely see massive success.

‘Credits’ = ‘minutes’ when cell phones first came out. Not a fan, but I wish you success.

[Armando Montalvo @linearjunction]

Congrats, but…

I think the first company to offer a FLAT RATE UNLIMITED subscription will lead and win this “AI personal computer” race. Make that work and you’ll likely see massive success.

‘Credits’ = ‘minutes’ when cell phones first came out. Not a fan, but I wish you success.

[Armando Montalvo @linearjunction]

@thedealsguy_ Got one! My kids are going to love it!

[Armando Montalvo @linearjunction]

@awkwardgoogle @grok - What's the name of this thing?

[Armando Montalvo @linearjunction]

I lost my brother in a car accident many years ago. I still think about it all the time. And honestly, I believe that if he had been in a Tesla with Full Self-Driving (FSD), he would still be here.

I would still have a brother, my mom would still have another son, and my kids would have another uncle. Heck, maybe I would be an uncle, too. 😔

FSD was just not around back in 2008.

Well, about two weeks after my brother died in that accident, I found myself in an eerily similar situation with my wife in the car too. When my light turned green, something in me said to wait because I could not see the cross traffic entering the intersection. It was blocked by a large van on the right side of my car. I told my wife this was exactly how my brother’s accident happened, except my brother went on his green light. A moment later, while waiting at my green light, a fully-loaded semi-truck blew through their red light, just like in my brother’s accident. If I had gone on my green, my wife and I would not be here today.

I learned from what happened to my brother and immediately applied it. Two lives saved that day.

Just like that, Tesla FSD does something similar, only through technology. And, as I understand it, Tesla does it across all models of their vehicles.

>> Big Balls Fact: One single “lesson” on one Tesla can or will be shared across the entire Tesla fleet around the world. <<

That’s absolutely amazing to me. They have millions of cars and trucks on the road right now learning and getting better. And safer.

And like all AI things, TODAY is the worst we’ll ever see of it. It only gets better from here.

That is why I see Tesla differently than other regular ole automobile manufacturers. It is not just “an EV” to me. Tesla’s FSD is the kind of technology that can keep someone’s family member or best friend alive.

And I like being alive. I love it, actually. My wife and kids love me being alive, too. Or at least I hope they do.🤞❤️

Is FSD perfect? No, it is not. Neither is your garbage driving skills. But FSD is getting significantly better, and FSD is safer than nearly all human driving, and nobody can deny the data.

I’m not saying any of this as a Tesla owner, yet, but it seems insane to hate on a company like Tesla when they’re spearheading life-saving technology like FSD.

Saying all that, you do not see many FSD compilation videos like this, maybe you do, but here it is. The video blew my mind which is why I’m sharing it today.

Not my video, but it gives me a tremendous amount of hope for the development and availability of this life-saving technology.

Also, hating Tesla (or anything) “because of @elonmusk” is immature and stupid.

He’s obviously trying to save lives, extend humanity, and save consciousness while some people just want to whine about petty politics.

Get over it and enjoy the life you do have.

[Armando Montalvo @linearjunction]

I have an answer I’m still kinda living through.

In 2007, I was in the Army and deployed to Iraq. It doesn’t matter much about what I did or where I went. Just know, getting shot at with bullets, rockets, and mortars changed my perspective. I had a car bomb blow up close by, too. Lots of people experienced the same thing. However, I don’t leave with PTSD.

Since my time in Iraq, I’ve since had post traumatic growth (PTG). It’s a real thing. I came home to loving and appreciating super simple things like green grass, a hot cup of coffee, my pets, and more. I started telling my parents and brother I loved them because I never really did growing up. I think I found myself joking more and going out a little more, too.

Well, about six months after getting back from Iraq in 2008, my brother died in a car accident. Because I was always telling my brother I loved him after even the most casual meetings with him, I KNOW the last thing he ever heard from me was that I loved him and I’m super comfortable with that. His death only elevated my PTG, too. It was all because I had PTG from Iraq.

Overall, PTG was the complete opposite of suicide for me, which I think is usually based on an unfortunate event or ongoing situation, too.