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being a fake hero fighting fake injustices in fake worlds .
Join me in reality . It ’ s not always the most exciting here . For one thing , I ’ ve noticed there are fewer explosions , and I can ’ t hop as high . Also , my first- person point of view is blurrier . But when you take a deep breath and get over the dopamine addiction ( and you can !), you ’ ll see that the non-virtual reality is the reality you ’ re perfect for .
Excerpt from The Men We Need by Brant Hansen provided by Baker Books , a division of Baker Publishing Group . Copyright 2022 . Used by permission .
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Brant Hansen is an author , radio host , and advocate for healing children with correctible disabilities through CURE International . He ’ s won multiple awards for “ Personality of the Year ” for his radio show , which airs on more than 200 stations nationwide . His podcast with his friend and radio producer , The Brant and Sherri Oddcast , has been downloaded more than 10 million times . The author of The Truth about Us , Unoffendable , and Blessed Are the Misfits , Hansen has written for CNN . com , the Washington Post , U . S . News and World Report , the South Florida Sun-Sentinel , Relevant , and numerous other outlets on matters as varied as public policy , culture , sports , Asperger ’ s syndrome , and faith . He and his wife , Carolyn , live in South Florida . 40