Post by Mira Velásquez on Aug 3, 2010 22:55:32 GMT -6
It isn't impossible. Dom Cobb actually pulled off an inception- at least, according the rumors that have been spreading among the extractors. No one has been saying anything definite on the subject, for obvious reasons. Whoever the mark had been would not have been pleased to know that a life-altering idea, which he probably took as having been his own, had simply been planted into his mind.
Assuming that the rumors are true, this achievement marks a pivotal moment in the world of dream infiltration. Extractors across the globe are rushing to try their hands at the trick, both for the thrill of the experience and for the large sums of money that would ultimately come with completing such a challenging task.
Of course, there are other, more legal, ends for which dream infiltration can be utilized. Some psychologists have taken to using the tactic as a therapeutic measure, analyzing the subjects' subconscious minds and attitudes toward certain others in an effort to better understand their troubles. Historians have been attempting a similar method to extract memories of important events from the minds of those who experienced them. There are other groups as well, who have been experimenting with other, less favorable, uses for dream sharing and infiltration.
There are, and have been for some time, some institutions that include courses on and concentrations in dream science, and a few that specialize in the subject. These are becoming more and more popular as the potential for dreams becomes much wider, and much more lucrative.
As with any other field of study, the average person does not know much about oneirology, other than what has been sensationalized in the media. Due to that biased sort of exposure, people are becoming more curious about it, perhaps in all the worst ways. And there is where our characters find themselves, right in the middle of things.
Assuming that the rumors are true, this achievement marks a pivotal moment in the world of dream infiltration. Extractors across the globe are rushing to try their hands at the trick, both for the thrill of the experience and for the large sums of money that would ultimately come with completing such a challenging task.
Of course, there are other, more legal, ends for which dream infiltration can be utilized. Some psychologists have taken to using the tactic as a therapeutic measure, analyzing the subjects' subconscious minds and attitudes toward certain others in an effort to better understand their troubles. Historians have been attempting a similar method to extract memories of important events from the minds of those who experienced them. There are other groups as well, who have been experimenting with other, less favorable, uses for dream sharing and infiltration.
There are, and have been for some time, some institutions that include courses on and concentrations in dream science, and a few that specialize in the subject. These are becoming more and more popular as the potential for dreams becomes much wider, and much more lucrative.
As with any other field of study, the average person does not know much about oneirology, other than what has been sensationalized in the media. Due to that biased sort of exposure, people are becoming more curious about it, perhaps in all the worst ways. And there is where our characters find themselves, right in the middle of things.