I sometimes wonder if our dreams are just a carbon-based, innate AI running a late-night Netflix marathon in our skulls. Think about it: all day long, your brain collects data—faces, fears, half-heard conversations, that embarrassing thing you did in seventh grade—and then, at night, it’s like, “Great. Let’s remix all this into a cinematic experience.”

I have no idea how this thought even popped into my head. Maybe one of those overcaffeinated monkeys escaped and has been pressing buttons at will ever since. I don’t remember when I asked myself this question, only that I did. And once I did, that guy in the mirror took over and started monologuing.

It went something like this:

“Only the brain doesn’t care about plot coherence, genre consistency, or whether you actually like horror movies. Logic is optional. Meaning? Sure—maybe—somewhere between the flying tacos and your childhood math teacher doing the cha-cha.

Every dream is basically a table read that got out of control. All the characters show up. The plot keeps improvising. Emotional beats sneak in wherever they want. Logic takes a coffee break. Continuity collapses like a house of cards. And somehow—somehow—the whole circus manages to feel meaningful, if only because your brain refuses to let anything go without sprinkling it with emotion.

It’s chaotic, absurd, and hilarious—but also deeply creative. Honestly, it makes perfect sense that a mind like yours, tempered but still electric, would produce waking stories full of layered nostalgia, humor, and unpredictability. Your dreams are just your imagination running its rawest, unedited algorithm.

And frankly? I’d subscribe to that channel.

Some nights, your dreams lean cinematic: sweeping tracking shots, coherent emotional arcs, Indiana Jones sprinting through a crumbling temple. Other nights? Jump cuts, random symbols, your great-aunt lecturing a llama in perfect Spanish. And sometimes—somehow—it’s all of the above at once. Willy Wonka meets Indiana Jones meets James Bond, with Mr. Bean as your loyal sidekick.

Picture it. Willy Wonka smiling like, ‘Yes… this is exactly how it’s supposed to go.’ Indiana Jones running for his life, trying not to trip over the plot holes. James Bond impeccably dressed, calmly sipping a martini while the building collapses around him. Mr. Bean pressing every wrong button and somehow surviving anyway. And somewhere out there, Jack Sparrow is still searching for his rum.

Your ADHD brain? That’s the director. Multiple channels open. None muted. None edited. The story makes no sense, but it somehow works, because emotional coherence is the only rule.

And waking life? That’s just the edited version of this chaos. Your nostalgic, humor-laced, tender stories are dreams that went to finishing school. The raw footage—the one with the flying tacos and the villainous cafeteria lady—is what you get at 3 a.m., starring the same cast, with unlimited coffee and absolutely zero budget.

Dreams are just your brain’s unmoderated writers’ room. Full improv. Chaotic cross-genre. Sometimes terrifying. Usually hilarious. Always… you.”

Dude, I haven’t even had my coffee yet and you’re dropping a TED Talk from the mirror? Chill, Batman.

Alarm rings.

Oh. Right. That explains it. It’s morning.

Of course. I must have dreamt all that. That guy in the mirror could’ve come up with it without me. Or maybe he was using AI… in my dream… about AI.

Either way, it’s clear what’s happening here.

I’m awake in a writers’ room with no showrunner and infinite coffee.

And I desperately need my first cup.

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