Escaping the Screen's Deception: From Cold War Fears to Human Connections

The more we look at that screen, the more divided we are.

I can still remember 1980. Very clearly. I was 7. We lived in Omsk, Siberia. The reason it stuck to my memory is because of three things:

1. Olympic games in Moscow (we watched them on TV).

2. European World Cup (Soccer).

3. Siren blaring from the nearby factory again and again (as in an air raid warning).

I remember asking my grandma who lived through WW2, “What is…