The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
I had a patient once who dreamed she kept her husband in the deep freeze except for mating. Lots of men feel that way.
We're taking part in a divine comedy and we should realise that the play is always a comedy, in that we're all ultimately ridiculous.