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title: My Overcrowded Talk Daydream
date: 2026-06-16T18:39:40+05:30
categories:
    - funny
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I daydream a lot.

One recurring daydream is where I'm a speaker, but the event is so packed with people that I'm not able to enter the hall.\
The organizers call me, worried, asking where I am. I tell them "I'm outside. I'm not able to get in!"\
They apologize profusely. "We'll get you in," they say. They move out a few people, control the crowd, and manage to get me in.

In fact, I had this daydream again just yesterday as I was walking back from dinner.

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Today, that daydream came true! (Kind of.)

Straive runs a monthly series, "AI Conversations with Anand", on Google Meet. I joined, couldn't share my screen, and tried reloading.

When I did, I got a message saying that the meeting was full (only 250 people allowed), and that I couldn't join!

It played out almost exactly like the daydream. Kathleen messaged me.\
I replied: "Maximum number of people reached. I can't join! 🙂"\
She replied: "OMG. Let me kick someone 🙂"

She controlled the crowd and managed to get me in.

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Daydream unlocked!