Thank you everyone for entertaining my odd philosophical thoughts.

Honestly, I'm surprised that no one chose to live in a dream. A similar question was asked in another forum, and the dream seem to be favoured by the residents of said forum.

I've always believed that, once one has experienced reality, the fantasy isn't enough. It's merely a superficial imitation of what's real. And when living in a fantasy, there will always be the sense of something missing.

Furthermore, if we never experienced pain and misery, what would happiness even mean? Would we even know that we were happy? Can one exist without the other?