Now, we can discuss Kerr’s …

Now, we can discuss Kerr’s aforementioned idea because at this point in the podcast, Haberstroh brings up an anecdote from Strauss’ new book about the Warriors, “The Victory Machine.” Here is the excerpt: Kerr would wonder if there was a way to combat the modern onslaught on the psyche. Maybe, just maybe, if he could it all over, the power of actualization might defeat certain demons. “I have this idea to somebody bring in a few of their detractors from Twitter,” Kerr said of the Twitter trolls. “Like actually find them and bring them, set the fans in front of them. ‘Kevin, this is Joe from Portola Valley. Joe said that you were a loser yesterday. Now look at him. Look at him carefully. Do you really care what he thinks?’ ” This time, by bringing what’s written into reality, Kerr might reveal its falseness as opposed to its self-evident truth. “The flip side is, Joe would be completely embarrassed,” Kerr said of his plan. “He’d be like, ‘I can’t believe I wrote that. I’m so sorry. I’m an idiot. Can I have your autograph?’ “