Just spotted a @Tesla Cybercab being tested in Crystal City, VA! Excited to see more of these around the DMV area! $TSLA

The last week has been pretty rough being on X, first with the awful, schizophrenic-racist murder of Iryna Zarutska, and now with the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, both captured in vivid visual detail such that every excruciating second of their life and consciousness being snuffed out can be experienced by anyone who watched the videos. Both constantly being shared and talked about endlessly on here, and rightfully so. These are important deaths highlighting how unhealthy our society has become. Health, and mental health in particular, is what is ailing all of us right now, whether we notice it or not. What’s worse is that even when we do notice, we are often powerless to change or do anything about it. For example, I was shaken so much yesterday that I told myself I would stay off of X for a while, at least a day I thought, but here I am, unable to look away from the car crash unfolding in our society. I’m a fairly average person, I have a job, loved ones, hobbies, I even meditate every day, yet I find myself entranced by the dialog, storylines, and breaking news happening here on X, much like the average person is. I realize how bad this is for me, and in turn, it must be for everyone else. I’m lucky enough not to be severely mentally ill, but not everyone has had that same luck. Some people have snapped, and done awful things like shooting up schools, murdering CEOs, attempting political assassinations, and now assassinating innocent commentators. Social media, and the Media in general, has been eroding the sanity of the population bit by bit. Social media’s blame is more insidious and stems from the dopamine hit we all get from refreshing the page and seeing more content, and getting our content out there, it’s a constant bombardment of information and we can’t get enough. This isn’t healthy, brains need time to cool down, defragment, process the information it has received, and come up with novel ideas. Our addiction to social media stifles all of this and more. The mainstream media’s part in our illness is less subtle, to say the least. They have been brainwashing people with orchestrated narratives for decades, and most people consume these narratives without question. With so much information overload, how is anyone supposed to come to their own conclusions on important topics? Just listen to what “the news” tells you, and trust that journalists have done their due diligence so you don’t have to. Unfortunately, most journalists are being cut from the same cloth, created in echo chambers, where independent thought, and healthy debate have become taboo. Stepping in line with your peers and their ideologies is the only choice, so much so that when prominent people buck from this trend, they are threatened with, and in Charlie’s case literally, murdered. So how do we all stop watching the car crash of our society unfold and prevent it from happening? Much like an actual car crash, unfortunately, I don’t think there’s an answer. Obviously, not any easy answers at least. Media isn’t going away, and mental illness is poorly understood. I think our only hope is if we take mental health more seriously. First and foremost we should take care of our own health by taking time off from the media, nurture your brain and stop flooding it with information, especially negative news. Secondly, as a society, and most importantly journalists and pundits, we need to tone down our hyperbolic, accusatory rhetoric, otherwise we will keep fanning the flames of political violence and division. Lastly, we need to objectively study the causes of mental illness and be willing to treat and perhaps institutionalize those who are most severely affected, short term for some, long term for others. I’m not a religious person, but I pray that we will find it in us to overcome the division that has been sowed for us, and by us.

Love my Tesla and have mostly had good experiences with service, but Tesla insurance is making me question if it’s worth it lately. They apparently are not properly notifying the DMV of my insurance renewal and now my I have a flag on my registration and a $260 fine for lapse of insurance. Now I’ve been waiting for over 2 hrs to get on the phone with Tesla insurance…

FSD V13.2.2 is already perfect. What else is left?

I can’t believe how much better FSD V13 is compared to what I had with V12.5.6. So many of the little nagging issues seem to have been resolved. Assertive passing on highway, smooth breaking throughout including highway and stoplights. Flawless through heavy construction.

Like threading a needle. Except it’s a massive rocket breathing fire that will explode if something is off slightly.

The @NBA and @Tesla FSD crossover I didn’t know I needed. Would enjoy this being a series!

I actually helped someone through X today in a material way!

I don’t normally post but I should mention I got the new highland today! Car exceeded all expectations. Coming from a 2020 model 3 it’s like night and day. Build quality, materials, suspension, noise, range, everything is way way better. Get one. It’s worth it!