With the advent of the rotary phone, though tethered and expensive, the world became a bit smaller. 
Fast forward to the 21st century. Everyone's got a computer in their pocket. Local calls are a thing of the past. Streaming, FaceTime, Zoom; the entire world is easily within reach. And yet, the world is more massive than it's ever been. 500 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute, more shows on Netflix than one could watch in a lifetime, more social media platforms than one could possibly keep up with. 54 million articles on Wikipedia. It's dizzying.
So we choose. We carefully (or not so carefully) curate what to read, which stations to watch, which personalities to "follow". It's incredible to have the power to choose our version of the world. We have the ability to filter out the chaos and noise, put on a lens of positivity, and focus on what is meaningful and uplifting.
So as Rosh Hashanah approaches, switch the channel. High Holidays season 5781 is playing now.