The same ones who consider dream talk "dickery" are also lying to themselves. Deep down, everyone still has a personally tailored dream of their own personal variety. A good one that seems to "Pie in the sky" to every come true. Because They don't feel deserving.
Far too many are ashamed of their dream and resent it because they lack the FAITH to bring it into their picture and so they stuff it down, and talk about sports, or the news. So as not to stand out. It is sad to me, but comfortable to them. They are not an anomaly. The thought police have no reason to spoil their little fear based dream, adhering unquestioningly to what is perceived as "normal".
-But without the contrast of "norms" who appear to be Non player characters in a videogame, would any of this still be interesting?