Christiana

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Well, that was today's Where in the World brought to you by Uber. Whether it's your best friend's wedding or your niece's first ballet recital, Uber is on their way so you can show up for what matters most. Uber, on our way. Can I tell you the most fun we had during COVID was, you know, like everyone was in the bubble phase.

The most fun we had, and this I stole from my younger days, was there used to be what they called internet cafes when I was growing up. And these were little stores that had a bunch of computers connected to the internet because you couldn't get internet at home. And what would happen is people would host gaming tournaments there. And that I found was the perfect hybrid, right?

The most fun we had, and this I stole from my younger days, was there used to be what they called internet cafes when I was growing up. And these were little stores that had a bunch of computers connected to the internet because you couldn't get internet at home. And what would happen is people would host gaming tournaments there. And that I found was the perfect hybrid, right?

So, but what I did for the COVID thing was, cause we were already in a bubble. It was me and my bubble people. We put all our PlayStations in the same room, in the same room, and we connected them up. Let me tell you something, all that laughter, You thought you were laughing before. And I will encourage any parent who has kids who play these games, like don't kill the thing.

So, but what I did for the COVID thing was, cause we were already in a bubble. It was me and my bubble people. We put all our PlayStations in the same room, in the same room, and we connected them up. Let me tell you something, all that laughter, You thought you were laughing before. And I will encourage any parent who has kids who play these games, like don't kill the thing.

Try and find the hybrid. I know it's going to be work. I know it's going to be a mission. But I promise you now, put these kids in the same room, still with their screens, little monitors and their video game consoles. Put them in the same room doing the same thing.

Try and find the hybrid. I know it's going to be work. I know it's going to be a mission. But I promise you now, put these kids in the same room, still with their screens, little monitors and their video game consoles. Put them in the same room doing the same thing.

The exponential gain in connection, laughter, love, joy, everything that you experience, I can't even, like I can't, because this is what I realized it does, is it reminds you that the connection is not coming from the game. It's coming from the people you're playing the game with.

The exponential gain in connection, laughter, love, joy, everything that you experience, I can't even, like I can't, because this is what I realized it does, is it reminds you that the connection is not coming from the game. It's coming from the people you're playing the game with.

Yeah. Every time I took off the headset and I turned off the console, there was a deep sadness I felt because I was like, ah, my community's gone because they were during COVID. But when I had the bubble and we did that, it was like over the Christmas period, you turned off the console and now you went and sat on the couch together.

Yeah. Every time I took off the headset and I turned off the console, there was a deep sadness I felt because I was like, ah, my community's gone because they were during COVID. But when I had the bubble and we did that, it was like over the Christmas period, you turned off the console and now you went and sat on the couch together.

And now we laughed and we talked and it reminded me that no, no, no, the community was the thing. The game was just something we did together.

And now we laughed and we talked and it reminded me that no, no, no, the community was the thing. The game was just something we did together.

But it's funny you say this. Yeah. and I'm always cautious in how I say this, but I feel like Americans really need to be aware of this. So much of what America's experiencing and doing right now is akin to what you would hear in like communist, like Soviet, you know, USSR times, like it was, like where it was like neighbor might call the police on you. And it was all about that.

But it's funny you say this. Yeah. and I'm always cautious in how I say this, but I feel like Americans really need to be aware of this. So much of what America's experiencing and doing right now is akin to what you would hear in like communist, like Soviet, you know, USSR times, like it was, like where it was like neighbor might call the police on you. And it was all about that.

It was all about like, It wasn't just that the state was surveilling you. It was that you didn't know who even your family was surveilling you.

It was all about like, It wasn't just that the state was surveilling you. It was that you didn't know who even your family was surveilling you.

And I literally think about what you're saying and I go, if we live in a world, if you call the police to tell your neighbor that their music is too loud, then you don't understand that you are furthering a society where you are destined to be governed by some autocratic power because you can just knock. You can literally knock and say, hey, the music is very loud.

And I literally think about what you're saying and I go, if we live in a world, if you call the police to tell your neighbor that their music is too loud, then you don't understand that you are furthering a society where you are destined to be governed by some autocratic power because you can just knock. You can literally knock and say, hey, the music is very loud.