Joscha Bach
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My experience as a child growing up was that I did not find any way to interface with the stage three people. And they didn't do that with me. So it took me- Did you try? Yeah, of course. I tried it very hard. But it was only when I entered a mathematics school at ninth grade, lots of other nerds were present.
My experience as a child growing up was that I did not find any way to interface with the stage three people. And they didn't do that with me. So it took me- Did you try? Yeah, of course. I tried it very hard. But it was only when I entered a mathematics school at ninth grade, lots of other nerds were present.
that I found people that I could deeply resonate with and had the impression that, yes, I have friends now, I found my own people. And before that, I felt extremely lonely in the world. There was basically nobody I could connect to.
that I found people that I could deeply resonate with and had the impression that, yes, I have friends now, I found my own people. And before that, I felt extremely lonely in the world. There was basically nobody I could connect to.
that I found people that I could deeply resonate with and had the impression that, yes, I have friends now, I found my own people. And before that, I felt extremely lonely in the world. There was basically nobody I could connect to.
I remember there was one moment in all these years where I was in, there was a school exchange and it was a Russian boy, kid from the Russian garrison stationed in Eastern Germany who visited our school. And we played a game of chess against each other. And we looked into each other's eyes and we sat there for two hours playing this game of chess. And I had the impression, this is a human being.
I remember there was one moment in all these years where I was in, there was a school exchange and it was a Russian boy, kid from the Russian garrison stationed in Eastern Germany who visited our school. And we played a game of chess against each other. And we looked into each other's eyes and we sat there for two hours playing this game of chess. And I had the impression, this is a human being.
I remember there was one moment in all these years where I was in, there was a school exchange and it was a Russian boy, kid from the Russian garrison stationed in Eastern Germany who visited our school. And we played a game of chess against each other. And we looked into each other's eyes and we sat there for two hours playing this game of chess. And I had the impression, this is a human being.
He understands what I understand. We didn't even speak the same language.
He understands what I understand. We didn't even speak the same language.
He understands what I understand. We didn't even speak the same language.
It was not my main concern. My main concern was mostly that I was alone. It was not so much the question, is it okay to be the way I am? I couldn't do much about it, so I had to deal with it. But my main issue was that I was not sure if I would ever meet anybody growing up that I would connect to at such a deep level that I would feel that I could belong.
It was not my main concern. My main concern was mostly that I was alone. It was not so much the question, is it okay to be the way I am? I couldn't do much about it, so I had to deal with it. But my main issue was that I was not sure if I would ever meet anybody growing up that I would connect to at such a deep level that I would feel that I could belong.
It was not my main concern. My main concern was mostly that I was alone. It was not so much the question, is it okay to be the way I am? I couldn't do much about it, so I had to deal with it. But my main issue was that I was not sure if I would ever meet anybody growing up that I would connect to at such a deep level that I would feel that I could belong.
Yes. And I noticed the same thing when I came into the math school, that I think at least half, probably two-thirds of these kids were severely traumatized as children growing up, and in large part due to being alone, because they couldn't find anybody to relate to.
Yes. And I noticed the same thing when I came into the math school, that I think at least half, probably two-thirds of these kids were severely traumatized as children growing up, and in large part due to being alone, because they couldn't find anybody to relate to.
Yes. And I noticed the same thing when I came into the math school, that I think at least half, probably two-thirds of these kids were severely traumatized as children growing up, and in large part due to being alone, because they couldn't find anybody to relate to.
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