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have your best dream and the worst nightmare come true

never have any of your dreams come true

Living the Dream

Aug 24, 2013

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have your best dream and the worst nightmare come true

Many people's worst nightmares are harmless or absurd, making the tradeoff well worth taking
Having your best dream realized is a permanent, life-changing benefit that outweighs surviving one nightmare
You have already survived your nightmares as dreams; experiencing the real version may be manageable

never have any of your dreams come true

A worst nightmare could mean death or permanent irreversible harm, making the gamble reckless
The asymmetry between a potentially devastating nightmare and a wonderful dream makes the exchange too risky
A stable life without either extreme is safer than risking a catastrophic nightmare scenario

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