Daily story, November 9, 2024

You can earn money while you sleep this way. The money’s not much, but it’s steady. Dreams are irreplaceable: computers can’t dream the same way we do. So there’ll always be demand. The money’s not much, but it puts a few more hours in the day you can get paid for. It pays the rent, so you have somewhere to sleep, so you have somewhere to dream, so you have something to sell.

And it’s completely non-invasive. You don’t even have to wear anything. The sensors are all in your pillow, and they can pick up your brian activity even when you move around. Amazing, really.

The only change is, it adds a bit of drag. Like how a water-wheel slows down the river a little. It’s just part of how the tech works. You might feel like you’re dreaming less. You’re not, not really: the dreams are there, you just don’t experience them any more. So don’t worry. You’ll still get paid.