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[–] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 10 points 6 days ago

He wasn't ready

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 days ago
[–] g0d0fm15ch13f@lemmy.world 108 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Had a dream in college while napping that McDonalds was offering 200 chicken nuggets for $20. I frantically texted my friends that I was gonna take a nap and then we were gonna move on that before McDonalds realized what a deal that was. Then in my dream I walked home and got in bed before waking up for real. The disappointment that followed was possibly the biggest disappointment of my life.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 74 points 1 week ago

You slept on it and ended up in the bad timeline.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 60 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I want to see this made into a 5 minute short.

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'll only watch a 5 second film of it.

[–] NoPanko@feddit.uk 17 points 1 week ago

50ms is about the limit of my attention span, take it or leave it

[–] SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca 54 points 1 week ago (3 children)

There's a theory that dreams serve as a sort of simulation mechanism for our brain to think through how to respond to various potential situations. It argues that is why natural disaster nightmares are so prevalent, and why our dreams are so weird (monkey brain does not understand modern society).

Anyways, good for them, I'm glad their brain figured out what to do about hypothetical McWeird.

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So if a monster chases me in real life, instead of running I’ll crouch, grab the ground, and launch myself forward to get away (because I can’t run in dreams).

[–] SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 week ago

Sounds legit. The monster was probably expecting you to run, and ready to punish it like an elden ring boss punishes dodging backwards.

But in all seriousness, like any theory out of evolutionary psychology it's of very questionable utility insofar as it is unfalsifiable. I just find it fun to think about and mentally give my brain a "you tried" sticker after a weird dream.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (4 children)

If you have a good imagination and a strong application you can fly in dreams too. But i think only a specific few can fly or control their dreams.

No way... I thought everyone flew in their dreams (like, it was a normal thing we all did), and most could control their dreams (once they learned to discriminate between reality and dreamland). Is this not the case??

[–] SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's called lucid dreaming. I've read that it can be trained.

[–] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 days ago

I do lucid dreaming all the time, though it has slowly changed form as I grow older. I've also hear it can be trained, but I learned it from a nightmare as a kid and don't really know anything about the training. I just got super angry and went against the intended dream (I was supposed to be eaten) and by doing that I suddenly realized I could do anything. After that I've kinda been on the driver's seat when needed, and somehow always have the manuscript of the dream and the knowledge I'm invincible.

I usually go with the intended dream for unknown reasons even if it's uncomfortable and annoying normal day situations, but when the dreams get too bad or boring I start to "cheat" and change things. One of my favorites has always been starting to float around in kinda sideways movement, with the wind lifting me. I like flying too, but it's much harder to achieve and requires more effort to keep the wind pushing me upwards, usually I have to do several jumps and use stuff like buildings to get enough wind under me.

These days I don't always need to even force the changes where as younger I had to really really struggle to force it to happen, now the dreams kinda naturally shift before me? Kinda like my subconscious has somehow become more agreeable and doesn't try to kill me as much - I don't know why though, I've not been doing any better mentally.

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It is extremely difficult to train, however, I've found that even the act of trying to lucid dream has made me incredibly good at falling asleep no matter what the circumstances are, and yet to date, I've only managed to do it like 3 times of the 14 years I've known about it.

I have up rather easily, having a dream journal is just not something my adhd brain can handle. But it's still been a nice skill to atleast practice when I remember it.

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[–] Gerblat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Man, when I was a kid I had dreams where I could jump over houses and sometimes fly, but I haven’t had dreams like that in like 25 years 😞

[–] cevn@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I was able to do it in teens and lost it growing up…

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Someone on reddit commented to the effect that dreams are our brain's combat simulators. Had just a touch of PTSD at the time and that really, really hit home.

Wow! Guess the commenter wasn't as original as I thought. Took a poke at finding the original and Gemini spit up a reference to threat simulation theory (TST), which turns out to be a real thing!

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[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I saw the sign

I wonder if it opened up anon's eyes

[–] abbotsbury@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] kieron115@startrek.website 9 points 1 week ago

holy shit if that's original you win the internet for today

[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Had a dream last night that I wanted an iced coffee (i cant have caffiene IRL) and there was a Starbucks, but behind the Starbucks was a McDonald's (imagine one of those houses that has another house behind it situation).

I went to the McDonald's for the iced coffee because it would be cheaper, but I couldn't find it on their menu. They decided not to sell it at this particular location because they were in cahoots with the starbucks.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You guys are interesting. All of my dreams are about fighting God and falling off bridges.

What happens if you have caffeine?

[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Anxiety attacks, and caffiene makes it so I cant regulate them

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thank you for the answer and openness. I'm not sure of anything specific I can wish you in that regard, but good general luck.

[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago

Thanks! Its kinda like having a food allergy :p

[–] sorter_plainview@lemmy.today 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wonder which voice he heard. The one we hear ourselves, or the one we hear in the recording of our voice.

[–] 474D@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

I was gonna say, I don't think I would realize it's my own voice

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 week ago

Companies try so hard to make their marketing quirky and cool that the "We have it" campaign could totally happen IRL.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Except now it’s a real rack of ribs.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I know I'm ready. We've never had it in my country, so I want it.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Prepare for disappontment!

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't know if my taste buds changed or if the formula changed, but I loved that thing back in the 90s. I tried one a few years ago and it was cloyingly sweet and the bread was stale.

These days I'm pretty much always disappointed on the rare occasion I get fast food (usually while traveling and needing something I can eat quickly) because the bun is always stale. I don't know if I just got to the point where it never tastes good or if things really used to be better.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The last time I remember it coming through a friend talked me I to trying it since I had not had one since they first came out due to not liking them. He said it was as good as he remembered. It was as awful as I remember, overly sweet sauce and a repulsive texture.

The bread being stale is a store level issue. My bun was fine, just a generic fast food roll like I remembered.

I probably disliked it because of having regular and easy access to good BBQ as a kid, including rib meat sandwiches. Not the best BBQ ever, just way above McDonald's lame attempt.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Would it actually be classified as food there?

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Also would you like to supersize it for only a dollar more?

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For a bigger jump scare? What is this, Jack in the Box?

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Uhhh, sir this is a Wendy's.

OK, umm, could I just have a frosty and a baked potato please?

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago

I screamed at the McDonald's part.

[–] blargle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

🔴ALERT: CONTAINMENT BREACH🔴

MTF ALPHA-1, YOU ARE AUTHORISED TO STRIKE

[–] CorruptCheesecake@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

MTF ALPHA-1:

:3

[–] Toribor@corndog.social 7 points 1 week ago

It's better than you could ever imagine but you'll forever feel empty afterward due to the eternal longing for it.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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Sounds like something some company would have done in the 2000s. Not McDonald's, but...I'm getting a Sony vibe. It's something Sony's game division would have done.

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

when IT is your personal data, including your voice

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