Did the Cold War ever really end or did we just get distracted?

I used to think the Cold War ended when the Berlin Wall fell in '89. Turns out, that was just the opening act. The real show? A slow fade-out where both sides just stopped caring as much about nuclear brinkmanship and started fighting over influence, trade, and memes instead.

I spent years studying it as a binary conflict—US vs USSR—until I realized it never really stopped. Just shifted into cyber wars, proxy battles, and TikTok propaganda. What do you think? Did we just get bored of the drama, or is this the new normal?