On the one hand, the discourse keeps getting angrier. More threats. More saber-rattling. A shade of apocalypse.

On the other hand, people from around the world gather in a place, and people from other places in the world talk to them through wonderful technology. We talk about how we hear the words others say, and how what we hear depends on context and experience.

We can learn from one another by listening and empathizing. #thinkingsmall is so, so necessary.