On Wednesday, while on the bus to the island, I stumbled upon a reddit post which might provide some evidence for the collective dream theory:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/cb4o99/my_friend_doesnt_exist_anymore_and_his_mom_isnt_a/
This is fairly similar to Serial Experiments Lain episode 13 and Puella Magi Madoka Magica episode 12. This is also similar to a few of my dreams.
In short, a band member disappeared, vanished from group photos and his mom became single. However, what makes this story special is the fact that most of the other band members still remember him and one of them has photo(s) of the guy who disappeared. The OP then set out to prove to others that the band member did in fact exist, hoping to make him re-appear with enough people remembering him.
The fact that a person can both exist as well as not exist, depending on people's expectations or beliefs, seems to favor the collective dream theory. According to the theory, this reality is just a collective dream and there are a lot of life forms constantly shaping it. Everything which is not "lit by conscious attention", is undefined and lacks form.
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