Not everyone has an internal monologue
I was always very confused as a child when characters on TV couldn&#x27;t tell whether they were dreaming. I thought it was obvious! Things were 3-dimensional and they could taste and feel and hear and see, which no one does in dreams.<p>While reading a great discussion similar to the link[1], a comment made me realize people actually do have realistic dreams that are comparable to waking life, which absolutely floored me. I was so astonished that it felt like I had been hit in the face.<p>1: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lesswrong.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;baTWMegR42PAsH9qJ&#x2F;generalizing-from-one-example" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lesswrong.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;baTWMegR42PAsH9qJ&#x2F;generalizi...</a>