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> Ok, I know Inception was technically about dreams and not "strap a screen on your face" VR, but really? "No one predicted"?

ExistenZ predicted exactly this, except with more advanced technology. I don't know if the author of the article just didn't do much pop-culture research, or if ExistenZ just happened to slip by her radar - as I recall, it wasn't very well received (unfortunately!)

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Here's the scene... https://youtu.be/-rdG7ug_icw?t=1m18s

eXistenZ is paused!

This reminds me of the time I was asleep and realized I was dreaming, and freaked out and wanted to wake up. Luckily, I did, and stayed awake for a few minutes before going back to sleep.

The next morning, I remembered this and realized I had never actually woken up, I just dreamt I had woken up. Unsettling.

I've had similar experience. Had a dream about my dead grandpa (at some point I realized he's dead and he turned into a zombie along with other people around - not very nice dream). Then I dreamt that I've woken up, I've seen the dormitory in which I really slept, went to open door cause somebody wa ringing, and it was the zombies :/, at which point I've woke up again, for real this time. My friend from the room said I've sat up on the bed and "looked at him" with closed eyes for like 5 minutes, before waking up.

It might have sth to do with drinking like 2 liters of strong tea and studying for exam whole night and day before.

I experience conscious dreaming, where I am aware of my activities during my dreams and can shape them at will - rather than being subject to events dreamed. I remember everything that happens in them.

This has been one of the side effects of my meditative practice.

Oh right, I've seen that movie! Not nearly as memorable as Inception, but more technologically analogous.

eXistenZ is better

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