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-Speech notes quote: "...we will have to make several major modifications"-

Not much interesting in the way of dreams this week, as I had a weird sleep schedule, which always messes up the dream memory horrifically.

I think there is some sort of rule among science fiction writers that states that there must be some degree of telepath in every novel. It doesn't matter if it's only a tiny cameo appearance by some obscure alien race, but there must be at least one telepath.

Furthermore, the second cardinal rule appears to be that telepaths must be severely emotionally troubled. At the risk of going out on a limb here (and indirectly insulting some of my favorite authors), I think that this is kind of sloppy.

Based on what I observe, most people would probably be happier and more secure if they could read people's minds. I mean, what do humans do half the day but worry what other people think of them? Even if it is bad, wouldn't it be much more comforting (and efficient) to just KNOW for sure, one way or the other?

Furthermore, I think people would be pleasantly surprised at how "un-badly" people view them. I mean, you're always thinking that people hate you every minute of the day, but really, do YOU even THINK about a single person that often? Exactly. Neither do they.

Reality check. And then of course if everyone was a telepath, they could catch the fallacies your brain tells itself (by comparing the conscious mental "words" to the subconscious "texture").