Jiang says the trauma of his Canadian high school years lasted decades, producing recurring nightmares up to age forty, but that the adversity also made him resilient and willing to take hard, unconventional risks.
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Nightmares
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"...me. And, you know, up until age 40. I had. Recurring nightmares of high school. I mean, like that's how traumatic it was for..."
"a nightmare so like yeah you you're and in a similar way the boomers are so invested in the idea that they earned it..."
"...their wars and stuff and specifically spoke out against what a nightmare war in iran would be get away from the i don't think..."
"...to the bitter end and from american's perspective that we are nightmare situation just like um vietnam now okay so so so so let's..."
"...15 -minute city that was walt disney's dream it was that nightmare which uh i didn't know until andy hunt played that yeah no..."
"...that you are now finally able to awaken from this terrible nightmare, see everything that is around us, movies, the AI, school, as prison,..."
"...to say. And Iran. Into each other's arms. So the great nightmare. For the Anglo -American empire. Is an alliance between Russia. Iran. And..."
"no access to water right so um it's a nightmare scenario um but but i think the big issue driving the world a global..."
"...Are. Being. Persecuted. They're. Being. Slaughtered. Okay. And. It. Is. A. Nightmare. So. What. Happens. Is. Jesus. In. Heaven. He. Sees. His. Pain. He...."
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