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I think it's for the same reason that "It was all just a dream" is such a terrible plot device.

There is a meaninglessness inherent in the retelling of a dream. You know at the outset that it didn't actually happen, so why is it interesting?

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I used to feel the same when I thought dreams were utterly meaningless, then I had a series of undeniably meaningful dreams and I became not only interested but proactively curious (ie have you seen this character in other dreams? Was anything important happening in your life when this dream happened? How did this event in the dream make you feel, if anything?).

So now I have a question for you: what is your personal stance on dreams?

> There is a meaninglessness inherent in the retelling of a dream.

There is meaning in the person considering the dream meaningful enough to tell it.

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